By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
Gabriel Jett has announced he will be declining his spot on Team USA for the 2026 Short Course World Championships set to take place at the start of December as he is battling a back injury.
“Due to a recent and unanticipated back injury, I am declining my spot on Team USA at the upcoming World Championships in Beijing.
In the meantime, I will be focusing on rehab and rest; swimming can be cruel and sometimes the body just needs a break. I am confident that it’s going to be a bittersweet time cheering from the couch while my teammates from Berkeley and USA race without me, but my health has to take top priority for the next couple of months.
I wish all the best to Team USA as they take care of business come December. I’m looking forward to being a spectator and a fan
My coaches and friends and family are supporting me closely during this time. I owe them the world. I predict that I’ll be pretty dang hungry by the time the 2027 season rolls around and I’m back in the water; go bears go usa
cheers”
Jett made the U.S. roster after winning the SCM 200 backstroke at SCM World Trials at the end of October. Although more known for being a butterflyer, Jett did not swim any butterfly at SCM World Trials and instead won the 200 back in a 1:47.75. He also was 3rd in the 200 free in a 1:40.58 and was expected to be a member of the men’s 4×200 free relay. He also was 5th in the 100 free in a 46.18 which could have given him 4×100 free relay potential as well.
Over the summer, Jett was 2nd in the LCM 200 free at the 2026 Pan Pac Championships earning him a silver medal as he swam to a 1:43.96. He also anchored the U.S. men’s 4×200 free relay to gold as he split a 1:44.09. He did not swim the 200 fly at Pan Pacs but was 9th in prelims of the 200 back in a lifetime best 1:57.75, a time that would have been 4th during finals.
Jett is not the only swimmer to have declined their spot as Claire Weinstein and Torri Huske will also not be competing for Team USA next month in Beijing. SCM Worlds will take place from December 1-6, 2026.
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