By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
Earlier in the month, USA Swimming named 121 athletes to the 2025-2026 National Team. The roster consists of 54 women and 67 men from 33 states and 25 universities, with the state of California boasting the largest number of represented athletes (14). The University of Virginia is the top represented university with 14 athletes.
Some readers have asked for some specifics regarding the benefits of being a National Team or National Junior Team Member. When one qualifies for the team, they gain access to elite-focused support including direct financial stipends (based on event ranking and world-class “A” time standards), elite athlete health insurance, dedicated travel and recovery funding (covering training, travel, therapy, nutrition, etc.), confidential assistance via an Athlete Ombuds for disputes or mental health support, and career/education resources through the USOPC’s ACE Program, all designed to help athletes focus on training and competing at the highest level.
See a comprehensive list of all the benefits available to team members below, along with a refresher of who made both rosters for the 2025-26 season.
National Team
Services and Opportunities:
Athlete Performance Funding (Unspecified Stipend) Elite Athlete Health Insurance Contact Lens Program National Medical Network access Basic Dental Care Services (Directory) Travel health insurance for international competitions/camps Travel Assistance to TYR Pro Swim Series and various National level competitions Training at the USOPTC Room and Board Access to Strength and Conditioning Access to Sports Medicine Access to Recovery Services Scheduled pool time Scheduled strength & conditioning time USA Swimming Foundation Donor and Athlete Partner Program – athletes who have exhausted or relinquished their NCAA eligibility may apply OneAmerica Financial ResourcesMental Health:
Access to work with numerous mental health providers Access to Online Education resources USOPC Mental Health resources USOPC Mental Health Assistance FundHigh Performance Services:
High Performance Video Analysis at National Level Competitions Race stats resources Early entry into the TYR Pro Series Competitions Educational resources and access to USOPC Physiology ExpertsNutrition:
Work with USOPC dieticians Educational information and resources A variety of nutrition resources provided by the USOPC Nutrition Courses provided by USOPC providerSports Medicine:
Access to screening at National Team Onboarding Access to USA Swimming Sports Medicine Network FitRWoman programStrength and Conditioning:
Work with USOPC Strength and Conditioning providersOutside Financial Resources: (Information shared with athletes who are eligible to apply)
LSC Travel Assistance program Level Field Fund Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation Grant USOPC Tuition Grants William Simon Grant Road to LA28 Grant Women’s Sports Foundation Travel and Training Grant Tylenol and WSF Athlete Recovery and Care Commitment GrantUSOPC Resources: (Information shared with athletes who are eligible to apply, and is offered by USOPC)
Medical Assistance Fund Various professional development resources Various educational opportunitiesJunior National Team
Spring High Performance Altitude Camp at the USOPTC Open Water Camp held before Open Water Nationals High Performance Video Analysis at National Level Competitions Mental Health Provider and Online Education resources Nutrition Courses provided by USOPC provider Outside of NT/NJT selection meets; another Long Course International Competition (ie. Mel Zajac) Early entry into the TYR Pro Series CompetitionsRefresher Of Women’s 2025-26 National Team Roster:
Name Event(s) Hometown Home Club Training Location College Affiliation Phoebe Bacon 100/200 BK, 200 IM Chevy Chase, Md. Nation’s Capital Swim Club Wisconsin Aquatics Wisconsin Katharine Berkof 50/100 BK Missoula, Mont. Missoula Aquatic Club Wolfpack Elite NC State Caroline Bricker 200 FL, 200 IM Colorado Springs, Colo Pikes Peak Athletics Alto Swim Club Stanford Katie Christopherson 200 BR Atlanta, Ga. SwimAtlanta Cavalier Aquatics Virginia Daisy Collins Open Water Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina Aquatic Club North Carolina Aquatic Club N/A Jillian Cox 400/800/1500 FR Cedar Park, Texas Longhorn Aquatics Longhorn Aquatics Texas Claire Curzan 50/100/200 BK Cary, N.C. TAC Titans Cavalier Aquatics Virginia Mariah Denigan Open Water Walton, Ky. Northern Kentucky Clippers Indiana Swim Club Indiana Julia Dennis 50 FR Oxford, Miss. Shock Wave Aquatics Cardinal Aquatics Louisville Audrey Derivaux 200 BK, 100/200 FL, 200/400 IM Haddonfield, N.J. Jersey Wahoos Jersey Wahoos N/A Kennedi Dobson 400 FR Levittown, Pa. Eastern Express Swim Team Eastern Express Swim Team Georgia Kate Douglass 50/100 FR, 100/200 BR, 50 FL Pelham, N.Y. Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club Cavalier Aquatics/New York Athletic Club Virginia Piper Enge 50/100 BR Mercer Island, Wash. Bellevue Club Swim Team Longhorn Aquatics Texas Rylee Erisman 100/200 FR Windermere, Fla. Windermere Laker Aquatics Windermere Laker Aquatics N/A Erin Gemmell 100/200/400 FR Potomac, Md. Nation’s Capital Swim Club Longhorn Aquatics Texas Cavan Gormsen 400 FR Wantagh, N.Y. Long Island Aquatic Club Cavalier Aquatics Virginia Katie Grimes 400 IM Las Vegas, Nev. Sandpipers of Nevada Cavalier Aquatics Virginia Kayla Han 400 IM La Mirada, Calif. La Mirada Armada La Mirada Armada N/A Brinkleigh Hansen Open Water Saint Petersburg, Fla. Saint Petersburg Aquatics Saint Petersburg Aquatics N/A Leah Hayes 200/400 IM Sugar Grove, Ill. Fox Valley Park District Riptides Cavalier Aquatics Virginia Abigail Herscu 200 BR Livermore, Calif. Livermore Aqua Cowboys Club California Aquatics Cal Tess Howley 200 FL Rockaway Beach, N.Y. Long Island Aquatic Club Cavalier Aquatics Virginia Kate Hurst 800/1500 FR Hillsdale, N.J. Scarlet Aquatics Longhorn Aquatics Texas Torri Huske 50/100/200 FR, 100 FL Arlington, Va. Arlington Aquatic Club Alto Swim Club Stanford Gena Jorgenson 800/1500 FR Aberdeen, S.D. Aberdeen Swim Club Club Husker Nebraska Brady Kendall 50 FL Canton, Mich. Plymouth Canton Cruisers Club Wolverine Michigan Lilly King 50/100 BR Evansville, Ind. Newburgh Sea Creatures Indiana Swim Club Indiana Caroline Larsen 50 FL Eden Prairie, Minn. Foxjets Swim Team Cardinal Aquatics Louisville Katie Ledecky 200/400/800/1500 FR Bethesda, Md. Nation’s Capital Swim Club Gator Swim Club Stanford Lindsay Looney 200 FL Denison, Texas Metroplex Aquatics Longhorn Aquatics Arizona State Becca Mann Open Water Homer Glen, Ill. Team Santa Monica TAC Titans USC Simone Manuel 50/100 FR Sugar Land, Texas First Colony Swim Team Longhorn Aquatics Stanford Michaela Mattes 1500 FR Sarasota, Fla. Sarasota Sharks Gator Swim Club Florida Beata Nelson 50 FL Madison, Wisc. Madison Aquatic Club Wisconsin Aquatics Wisconsin Mila Nikanorov 800 FR Castle Rock, Colo. Highlands Ranch Aquatics Ohio State University Ohio State Kennedy Noble 50/100/200 BK Goodyear, Ariz. Phoenix Swim Club Wolfpack Elite NC State Teagan O’Dell 400 IM Chino Hills, Calif. Pleasanton Seahawks Pleasanton Seahawks Cal Kaitlyn Owens 50 BK College Station, Texas Magnolia Aquatic Club Texas A&M Texas A&M Maxine Parker 50 FR Bannockburn, Ill. RISE Aquatic Club Cavalier Aquatics Virginia Anna Peplowski 200 FR Germantown Hills, Ill. Bloomington Normal YMCA Waves Indiana Swim Club Indiana Addie Robillard 200 BR Mason, Ohio Mason Manta Rays Mason Manta Rays Stanford Alex Shackell 100/200 FL Carmel, Ind. Carmel Swim Club Carmel Swim Club Indiana Leah Shackley 50/100/200 BK, 100 FL Bedford, Pa. Blair Regional YMCA Wolfpack Elite NC State Bella Sims 400 FR Las Vegas, Nev. Sandpipers of Nevada Sandpipers of Nevada Michigan McKenzie Siroky 50/100 BR Livonia, Mich. Unattached Tennessee Aquatics Tennessee Regan Smith 50/100/200 BK, 50/100/200 FL, 200 IM Lakeville, Minn. Riptide Swim Team Longhorn Aquatics N/A Skyler Smith 50 BR San Jose, Calif. Peak Swimming North Carolina Aquatic Club North Carolina Kaidy Stout 200 BR Lewisville, N.C. Greensboro Swim Association Greensboro Swim Association N/A Brooke Travis Open Water Newark, Del. Nation’s Capital Swim Club TAC Titans NC State Alex Walsh 50/100/200 BR, 200 IM Nashville, Tenn. Nashville Aquatic Club Cavalier Aquatics/New York Athletic Club V Virginia Gretchen Walsh 50/100 FR, 50/100 FL Nashville, Tenn. Nashville Aquatic Club Cavalier Aquatics/New York Athletic Club Virginia Emma Weber 50/100 BR Denver, Colo Denver Hilltoppers Cavalier Aquatics Virginia Claire Weinstein 200/400/800/1500 FR, Open Water White Plains, N.Y. Sandpipers of Nevada Sandpipers of Nevada Cal Emma Weyant 400 IM Sarasota, Fla. Sarasota Sharks Gator Swim Club FloridaRefresher Of Men’s 2025-26 National Team Roster:
Name Event(s) Hometown Home Club Training Location College Affiliation Jack Aikins 100/200 BK Atlanta, Ga. SwimAtlanta Cavalier Aquatics Virginia Jack Alexy 50/100 FR Mendham, N.J. Greater Somerset County YMCA California Aquatics Cal Michael Andrew 50 BR, 50 FL Encinitas, Calif. MA Swim Academy Sun Devil Swimming N/A Hunter Armstrong 50 FR Dover, Ohio Unattached Ohio State Ohio State Alexei Avakov 100 BR Machester, N.H. Phoenix Swimming Indiana Swim Club Indiana Brian Benzing 50 BR Ellicott City, Md. YMCA of Central Maryland Indiana Swim Club Indiana Ian Call 50 BR Collierville, Tenn. Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club N/A Shaine Casas 100 FR, 50/100 BK, 50/100 FL, 200 IM McAllen, Texas Nitro Swimming Longhorn Aquatics N/A Adam Chaney 50 BK Mason, Ohio Mason Manta Rays Sun Devil Swimming Arizona State Charlie Clark Open Water Sandusky, Ohio Vacationland Swim Club Ohio State University Ohio State Santo Condorelli 50 FR Jacksonville, Fla. Bolles School Sharks FAST Swim Team USC Ben Delmar 100/200 BR Charlotte, N.C. SwimMAC Carolina North Carolina Aquatic Club North Carolina Daniel Diehl 50/100/200 BK Cumberland, Md. YMCA of Cumberland Wolfpack Elite NC State Caeleb Dressel 50 FL Green Cove Springs, Fla. Bolles School Sharks Gator Swim Club Florida Ryan Erisman 400/800 FR Windermere, Fla. Windermere Laker Aquatics Windermere Laker Aquatics Cal Matthew Fallon 200 BR Warren, N.J. Somerset Hills YMCA University of Pennsylvania Penn Bobby Finke 800/1500 FR, 400 IM Clearwater, Fla. Saint Petersburg Aquatics Gator Swim Club Florida Carson Foster 200/400 FR, 200 FL, 200/400 IM Cincinnati, Ohio Mason Manta Rays Longhorn Aquatics Texas PJ Foy 50 FL Juneau, Alaska Glacier Swim Club North Carolina Aquatic Club North Carolina Nate Germonprez 100 BR Omaha, Neb. Greater Omaha Aquatics Longhorn Aquatics Texas Dylan Gravley Open Water Las Vegas, Nev. Sandpipers of Nevada Sun Devil Swimming Arizona State Chris Guiliano 100 FR Douglassville, Pa. TOPS Swimming Longhorn Aquatics Texas Travis Gulledge 50 BR Frisco, Texas Texas Ford Aquatics Texas Ford Aquatics Indiana Tommy Hagar 200 BK Braintree, Mass. Weymouth Club Waves University of Alabama Swim Club Alabama Aiden Hammer 800/1500 FR Fox Island, Wash. King Aquatic Club King Aquatic Club Texas Aiden Hayes 50 BK, 100 FL Norman, Okla. Sooner Swim Club Wolfpack Elite NC State Thomas Heilman 100/200 FL Crozet Va. Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont Family YMCA Cavalier Aquatics Virginia Carson Hick 1500 FR White Rock, N.M. Los Alamos Aquatomics Kentucky Aquatics Kentucky Luke Hobson 200 FR Reno, Nev. Lakeridge Swim Team Longhorn Aquatics Texas Michael Hochwalt 200 BK, 400 IM Colbert, Wash. Spokane Waves Aquatic Team Sun Devil Swimming Arizona State Grant House 200 IM Maineville, Ohio Countryside YMCA Sun Devil Swimming Arizona State Colin Jacobs 1500 FR Bradenton, Fla. Sarasota Sharks Cercle des Nageurs d’Antibes N/A Tommy Janton 100 BK Kennett Square, Pa. Kennett Area Ymca Sea Dragons Irish Aquatics Notre Dame Gabriel Jett 200 FR, 200 FL Clovis, Calif. Clovis Swim Club California Aquatics Cal David Johnston 800/1500 FR, 400 IM Dallas, Texas Rockwall Aquatics Center of Excellence Longhorn Aquatics Texas Keaton Jones 200 BK Gilbert, Ariz. Swim Neptune California Aquatics Cal Trenton Julian 100/200 FL, 200 IM Glendale, Calif. Rose Bowl Aquatics Mission Viejo Nadadores Cal Gavin Keogh 100 BK Erie, Colo. Flatiron Athletic Club Flatiron Athletic Club NC State David King 200 BK Crozet, Va. Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont Family YMCA Cavalier Aquatics Virginia Matt King 50 FR Snohomish, Wash. Bellevue Club Swim Team Indiana Swim Club Indiana Jonny Kulow 50/100 FR Lander Wyo. Lander Swim Club Sun Devil Swimming Arizona State Destin Lasco 100 FR Lindwood, N.J. PDR Swimming California Aquatics Cal Mason Laur 200 FL Naples, Fla. T2 Aquatics Gator Swim Club Florida Gabriel Manteufel Open Water Las Vegas, Nev. Sandpipers of Nevada Sandpipers of Nevada N/A Josh Matheny 100/200 BR Pittsburgh, Pa. Team Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics Indiana Swim Club Indiana Van Mathias 50/100 BR Portland, Ore Multnomah Athletic Club Indiana Swim Club Indiana Rex Maurer 200/400/800 FR, 400 IM Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl Aquatics Longhorn Aquatics Texas Quintin McCarty 50 FR, 50 BK Colorado Springs, Colo. Pikes Peak Athletics Wolfpack Elite NC State Owen McDonald 200 IM Alpharetta, Ga. Dynamo Swim Club Indiana Swim Club Indiana Henry McFadden 200 FR Haddonfield, N.J. Jersey Wahoos Alto Swim Club Stanford Campbell McKean 50/100 BR Bend, Ore. Bend Swim Club Bend Swim Club Texas Luka Mijatovic 400 FR Pleasanton, Calif. Pleasanton Seahawks Pleasanton Seahawks N/A Will Modglin 50/100 BK Zionsville, Ind. Zionsville Swim Club Longhorn Aquatics Texas Kamal Muhammad 50 FL Atlanta, Ga. Spartan Aquatic Club Tennessee Aquatics Tennessee William Mulgrew 800/1500 FR Walpole, Mass. Shawmut Aquatic Club Shawmut Aquatic Club Harvard Baylor Nelson 400 IM Huntersville, N.C. SwimMAC Carolina Longhorn Aquatics Texas Gabe Nunziata 200 BR Suffolk, Va. Old Dominion Aquatic Club Old Dominion Aquatic Club Tennessee AJ Pouch 200 BR Henderson, Nev. Team Rebel Aquatics Pinnacle Racing Virginia Tech Ivan Puskovitch Open Water West Chester, Pa. Unattached TSM Aquatics West Virginia Dare Rose 50/100 FL Jersey City, N.J. Scarlet Aquatics California Aquatics Cal Patrick Sammon 100 FR El Dorado Hills, Calif. AquaSol Swim Team Sun Devil Swimming Arizona State Aaron Shackell 400 FR Carmel, Ind. Carmel Swim Club Carmel Swim Club Indiana Will Siegel Open Water Merrick, N.Y. Long Island Aquatic Club Club Wolverine Michigan Kieran Smith 200/400 FR, 200 IM Ridgefield, Conn. Ridgefield Aquatic Club Gator Swim Club Florida Joey Tepper Open Water Egg Harbor Township, N.J. Egg Harbor Township Seahawks University of Minnesota Minnesota Luca Urlando 100/200 FL Sacramento, Calif. Dart Swimming Athens Bulldog Swim Club Georgia Jassen Yep 200 BR Saratoga, Calif. Peak Swimming Indiana Swim Club IndianaRead the full story on SwimSwam: The Benefits Of Qualifying For The USA Swimming National And Junior National Teams
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