• U.S. National Team Roster
• Open Water National Junior Team Roster
• Open Water National Team Selection Criteria
• Open Water National Junior Team Selection Criteria

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming, the National Governing Body of the sport of swimming in the United States, today announced its 2022-23 Open Water U.S. National Team and National Junior Team. A full look at the National Team roster can be found here, while the National Junior Team roster can be found here.  
 
The Open Water National Team will consist of the same 12 swimmers as the previous Open Water National Team, headlined by pool and open water dual threat Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada), whose fifth-place finish in the 10K was the second-best finish ever by an American in FINA Open Water World Championships 10K history. 
 
Open Water National Team: 
 

Name	Event	Hometown/Club
Brennan Gravley	10K	Las Vegas, Nev./University of Florida
Dylan Gravley	10K	Las Vegas, Nev./Arizona State
Joey Tepper	10K	Egg Harbor Township, N.J./University of Tennessee
Michael Brinegar	10K	Columbus, Ind./Mission Viejo Nadadores
Simon Lamar	10K	Hacienda Heights, Calif./Harvard
David Heron	10K	Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo Nadadores
Katie Grimes	10K	Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada
Mariah Denigan	10K	Walton, Ky./Indiana University
Summer Smith	10K	Agawam, Mass./University of Tennessee
Anna Auld	10K	West Palm Beach, Fla./University of Florida/Saint Andrew's Aquatics
Kensey McMahon	10K	Jacksonville, Fla./University of Alabama
Brooke Travis	10K	Newark, Del./NC State

The National Junior Team roster features Claire Weinstein (White Plains, N.Y./Sandpipers of Nevada) and Nathan Szobota (Richmond, Va./NOVA of Virginia Aquatics), both of whom won world junior titles in the 5K this past year. 
 
Open Water National Junior Team: 
 

Name	Event	Hometown/Club
Blair Stoneburg	10K	Jensen Beach, Fla./Treasure Coast Aquatics
Mary McKenna	10K	Seaford, N.Y./Long Island Express
Claire Stuhlmacher	7.5K	Valrico, Fla./Fast Lane Aquatics
Claire Weinstein	5K	White Plains, N.Y./Sandpipers of Nevada
Joshua Brown	10K	Winter Park, Fla./Highlander Aquatic Club
Brice Barrieault	10K	Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada
Luke Ellis	7.5K	Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada
Nathan Szobota	5K	Richmond, Va./Nova of Virginia Aquatics

 
“USA Swimming is really excited to take this group of National Team and National Junior Team athletes into 2023 as we approach the early stages of the Olympic Qualification Process,” USA Swimming Open Water National Team Director Bryce Elser said. “This group of athletes has already shown an incredible amount of improvement as we navigated our way through the FINA Marathon World Series, World Championships, and World Junior Championships in 2022. The grit required to train for and compete in open water is incredible, and it has been an absolute honor to work with these athletes.” 
 
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