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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Forty of the United States’ top up-and-coming swimmers will represent the Team USA at this month’s 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, set for Aug. 23-27 in Fiji.
Headlining the U.S. roster, which was determined based on the results of the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships, are four individual medalists from the 2017 FINA World Championships – Carson Foster, Ella Nelson, Daniel Roy and Emily Weiss.
“Over the last two Olympic quads we have seen multiple future Olympians excel at Junior Pan Pacs, and I’m thrilled to see many new faces on this roster. More than two-thirds of this year’s team will be competing internationally for the first time, and I look forward to seeing how the group comes together in Fiji,” said Mitch Dalton, USA Swimming National Junior Team Director.
The head coaches for the team are Allison Beebe of Santa Clara Swim Club and Dan Flack of Baylor Swim Club, and 2016 Olympic medalists Maya DiRado and David Plummer will serve as National Team athlete reps on the trip. A complete roster can be found at usaswimming.org.
Featuring the top junior swimmers from the U.S., Canada, Australia and Japan, the Junior Pan Pacific Championships have consistently proven to be a springboard for international success. 2016 Olympic medalists Townley Haas, Lilly King and Blake Pieroni were members of the U.S. roster for the 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Championships. Current backstroke world record-holders Kathleen Baker and Ryan Murphy also are past participants at the meet.
Team Captains in red
Men:
- AJ Bornstein, Ridgefield Aquatic Club (CT)
- Mikey Calvillo, Alamo Area Aquatic Association (TX)
- Adam Chaney, Mason Manta Rays (OH)
- Tim Connery, Swim MAC Carolina (NC)
- Sterling Crane, Episcopal AmberJax (FL)
- Ross Dant, Hickory Foundation Seahorse (NC)
- Carson Foster, Mason Manta Rays (OH)
- Jake Foster, Mason Manta Rays (OH)
- Ethan Heasley, Hillsboro Heat Swim Team (OR)
- Arik Katz, Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team (FL)
- Drew Kibler, Carmel Swim Club (IN)
- Danny Kovac, Fort Collins Area Swim Team (CO)
- Peter Larson, Edina Swim Club (WI)
- Destin Lasco, Pleasantville Aquatic Club (NJ)
- Jake Magahey, Swim Atlanta (GA)
- Van Mathias, Multnomah Athletic Club (OR)
- AJ Pouch, Team Rebel Aquatics (NV)
- Dare Rose, Scarlet Aquatics (NJ)
- Daniel Roy, Stanford Swimming (WA)
- Gianluca Urlando, DART Swimming (CA)
Women:
- Phoebe Bacon, Nation’s Capital Swim Club (VA)
- Katharine Berkoff, Missoula Aquatic Club (MT)
- Olivia Carter, Enfinity Aquatic Club (NC)
- Mariah Denigan, Northern Kentucky Clippers (KY)
- Zoie Hartman, Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks (CA)
- Isabel Ivey, Windermere Lakers (FL)
- Lindsay Looney, Metroplex Aquatic Club (TX)
- Lola Mull, Mid-Michigan Aquatics (MI)
- Ella Nelson, Nashville Aquatic Club (TN)
- Lucie Nordmann, Magnolia Aquatic Club (TX)
- Lillie Nordmann, Magnolia Aquatic Club (TX)
- Maxine Parker, CATS Aquatic Team (IL)
- Allie Raab, Nashville Aquatic Club (TN)
- Christin Rockway, Tampa Bay Aquatic Club (FL)
- Isabelle Stadden, Aquajets Swim Team (MN)
- Claire Tuggle, Clovis Swim Club (CA)
- Gretchen Walsh, Nashville Aquatic Club (TN)
- Alex Walsh, Nashville Aquatic Club (TN)
- Emily Weiss, Cardinal Community Swim Club (IN)
- Emma Weyant, Sarasota YMCA Sharks (FL)
Coaches:
- Allison Beebe, Head Women’s Coach, Santa Clara Swim Club
- Dan Flack, Head Men’s Coach, Baylor Swim Club
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Jennifer Lathrop Tonkyn Courtney Root
Go Claire Go!!!
Congrats to the Walsh girls!!!!!!