WATCH: U.S. Team Practice At Croatia Training Camp

Below, watch a video via USA Swimming on Facebook of the U.S. World Championship team practicing at their training camp in Opatija, Croatia. They went live on Monday morning, with about three and a half minutes of practice footage.

The team began training camp on July 12th, and will travel to Budapest tomorrow, Wednesday the 19th, with the World Championships set to get underway Sunday the 23rd.

Check out some of their Instagram posts from the trip here.

USA Swimming made a few posts of their own signifying the end of training camp.

Wrapping up the final day of training camp! Tomorrow ➡️ #Budapest! ????#FINABudapest2017

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42 athletes. ONE team. #TeamUSA is ready! ?????? #FINABudapest2017 #SwimUnited

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Among the key events for the Americans on the opening day are both men’s and women’s 400 free relays, the women’s 400 free where defending champ Katie Ledecky and Olympic bronze medalist Leah Smith have a great shot to go 1-2, and the final of the men’s 400 free where Clark Smith and Zane Grothe will have their first Long Course World Championship swims.

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Swimmer A
7 years ago

Literally all of them are insane at kicking… take note

75M FREE
7 years ago

The yellow kickboard flipturn girl with the white cap at 0:29 and 1:49. <3
Please declare yourself and tell us who you are.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
7 years ago

Ashley Twichell just won the 5 K open water this morning to give them a boost – just saw the last 800 meter of the race .

Fan
7 years ago

Go Team USA! Safe travels to Budapest tomorrow.

Austinpoolboy
7 years ago

I liked seeing the one girl kicking who pulled on the lane lane before her turn!

That would totally be me!

Wallaby
7 years ago

It looked to me like Bethany Galat was working harder than Lilly King. Just saying

Big Calves
Reply to  Wallaby
7 years ago

I wish my breaststroke turnover was half that quick.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
7 years ago

Go TeAM USA

Lpman
7 years ago

I always wanted to see a training camp video where one lane would have to be reserved for community open swim, and you would have that one 90 year old man that takes 7 minutes to do one lap of breastroke

75M FREE
Reply to  Lpman
7 years ago

That’s Adam Peaty. Probably.

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James Sutherland

James swam five years at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, specializing in the 200 free, back and IM. He finished up his collegiate swimming career in 2018, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics. In 2019 he completed his graduate degree in sports journalism. Prior to going to Laurentian, James swam …

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