The roster is set for USA Swimming. The trials are officially over and we know whose in, and whose out. Here are the rosters from Swimming World Magazine.
Men’s Team
- Hunter Armstrong
- Bowe Becker
- Gunnar Bentz
- Michael Brinegar
- Patrick Callan
- Brooks Curry
- Caeleb Dressel
- Nic Fink
- Bobby Finke
- Townley Haas
- Zach Harting
- Chase Kalisz
- Drew Kibler
- Jay Litherland
- Bryce Mefford
- Jake Mitchell
- Ryan Murphy
- Blake Pieroni
- Andrew Seliskar
- Tom Shields
- Kieran Smith
- Jordan Wilimovsky
- Andrew Wilson
Women’s Team
- Haley Anderson
- Phoebe Bacon
- Erika Brown
- Claire Curzan
- Catie DeLoof
- Kate Douglass
- Hali Flickinger
- Brooke Forde
- Katie Grimes
- Natalie Hinds
- Torri Huske
- Lydia Jacoby
- Lilly King
- Annie Lazor
- Katie Ledecky
- Paige Madden
- Simone Manuel
- Katie McLaughlin
- Allison Schmitt
- Bella Sims
- Regan Smith
- Olivia Smoliga
- Erica Sullivan
- Ashley Twichell
- Alex Walsh
- Abbey Weitzeil
- Emma Weyant
- Rhyan White
Big names off the list
This years roster will be without some heavy hitters that have become household names. Ryan Lochte and Nathan Adrian failed to make the cut. Michael Phelps and Cullen Jones have retired. To round things out, Matt Grevers and Anthony Ervin will not be traveling to Tokyo. This marks the end of an era.
On a lesser note, Josh Pernot also missed on making the team. The former Olympic trials champion, and Rio silver medalist in the 200 meter breaststroke hinted that his career may be over. On the women’s side, Missy Franklin announced her retirement in December 2018. There was some speculation that she may give it one more try, but she denied those reports in 2020.
Looking at the present
The most notable name on the men’s roster is Caleb Dressel. Dressel won gold medals with the 4×100 freestyle relay team and the 4×100 medley relay team in Rio. Katie Ledecky, Lilly King, and Simone Manuel are the big names on the women’s roster. Manuel rose to stardom in Rio and just barely made the 2021 roster. She won gold medals in the 100 meter freestyle and the 4×100 meter medley, along with two silvers in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay and the 50 m freestyle.
King became famous for the infamous finger wag directed towards Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova. Efimova had had a history of doping and held up one finger after winning a race. After that, King beat Efimova to win gold and countered with holding up one finger when Efimova finished second. They will look to renew the rivalry in Tokyo. King won gold medals in the 100 meter breaststroke and the 4×100 meter medley.
At this point, Ledecky has become a machine in tackling multiple events and dominating them. She is considered the best overall swimmer on the US roster for the games. In London, she won the gold in the 800 meter freestyle. In Rio, she won gold in the 200 meter, 400 meter, and 800 meter freestyle. She also won gold in the 4×200 meter freestyle, and silver in the 4×100 meter freestyle. There will be a lot of new faces this year who will look to make an impact and create their own legacy.
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