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USA Swimming Names Nine Open Water Swimmers to FINA World Championships Roster

by USA Swimming
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Following the results of today’s FINA Marathon Swim World Series Portugal 10K, USA Swimming has announced the names of nine open water swimmers to be added to its roster for the 2022 FINA World Championships.
The swimmers qualify via a points-based system based off results from April’s U.S. Open Water National Championships and today’s FINA Marathon Swim World Series Portugal. Today’s 10K efforts in Portugal were led by Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada), who finished eighth in the women’s event, and Joey Tepper (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./University of Tennessee), who finished ninth in the men’s to claim top-American-finisher honors.
Following both the U.S. Open Water National Championships and FINA Marathon Swim World Series Portugal, the following athletes have been added to the U.S. roster for the upcoming FINA World Championships:
Men
Women
Except for Brinegar and Brennan Gravley, who competed at the 2019 FINA Open Water World Championships, every American qualifier will make their FINA Open Water World Championships debut this summer. Grimes will be the only rostered American to swim both a pool and open water event in Budapest as she previously qualified for the U.S. team in both the 400-meter IM and 1500m freestyle.
To view the full U.S. roster of pool and open water athletes for the 2022 FINA World Championships, click here. The coaching staff for the open water team will be announced later.
Keep up with all the latest USA Swimming news by following @usaswimming on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The swimmers qualify via a points-based system based off results from April’s U.S. Open Water National Championships and today’s FINA Marathon Swim World Series Portugal. Today’s 10K efforts in Portugal were led by Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada), who finished eighth in the women’s event, and Joey Tepper (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./University of Tennessee), who finished ninth in the men’s to claim top-American-finisher honors.
Following both the U.S. Open Water National Championships and FINA Marathon Swim World Series Portugal, the following athletes have been added to the U.S. roster for the upcoming FINA World Championships:
Men
- Michael Brinegar (Columbus, Ind./Mission Viejo Nadadores) // 25K
- Brennan Gravley (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada/University of Florida) // 5K, 10K
- Dylan Gravley (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada/Arizona State University) // 10K
- Joey Tepper (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./University of Tennessee) // 5K, 25K
Women
- Anna Auld (West Palm Beach, Fla./University of Florida) // 5K, 25K
- Mariah Denigan (Walton, Ky./Indiana University) // 10K
- Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada) // 10K
- Kensey McMahon (Jacksonville, Fla./University of Alabama) // 25K
- Summer Smith (Agawam, Mass./Bluefish Swim Club) // 5K
Except for Brinegar and Brennan Gravley, who competed at the 2019 FINA Open Water World Championships, every American qualifier will make their FINA Open Water World Championships debut this summer. Grimes will be the only rostered American to swim both a pool and open water event in Budapest as she previously qualified for the U.S. team in both the 400-meter IM and 1500m freestyle.
To view the full U.S. roster of pool and open water athletes for the 2022 FINA World Championships, click here. The coaching staff for the open water team will be announced later.
Keep up with all the latest USA Swimming news by following @usaswimming on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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