USA Swimming introduced its 2026-2027 Nationwide Junior crew roster on Tuesday, as 97 of the perfect 18-and-under athletes had been chosen to signify the Stars and Stripes.
The 97-swimmer squad was chosen based mostly on occasions within the particular person occasions of the 2028 Olympic Video games, with the 5 quickest occasions in every occasion, apart from the 100 and 200 freestyle, the place six had been chosen.
“We’re excited to welcome this proficient group to the 2026-2027 Nationwide Junior Workforce,” stated USA Swimming Nationwide Junior Workforce Director Brendan Hansen in a press launch from USA Swimming. “The roster consists of Junior Pan Pac medalists and several other new faces from a robust summer time of racing. As we transfer by way of the 2028 quad, our aim is to provide these athletes extra worldwide racing alternatives and assist put together them for future Nationwide Workforce and Olympic crew rosters.”
The 2026-2027 roster options 49 ladies and 48 males, representing 80 golf equipment throughout 28 states.
Audrey Derivaux leads the ladies’s crew with six particular person occasions, whereas Sydney Schoeck makes the crew in 4 occasions. On the boys’s facet, three males are tied for essentially the most certified occasions: Joey Eaddy, David Sammons, and Kai Joyner, every qualifying in 4 occasions of their very own.
California is essentially the most represented state with 12 swimmers, adopted by Florida with 10. 4 golf equipment tied for essentially the most Nationwide Junior Workforce Picks: Carmel Swim Membership, Lakeside Swim Workforce, Lengthy Island Aquatic Membership, and Nation’s Capital Swim Membership every boast three athletes named to the 2026-2027 roster.
Full Ladies’s Roster
| Title | Occasion(s) | Hometown | Dwelling Membership |
| Salem Bahr | 200 BR | Nashville, TN | |
| Adalynn Biegler | 100 FR | Huge Lake, MN | Edina Swim Membership |
| Brenley Bonez | 100 BR | Chesterton, IN | |
| Abigail Bonham | 200 BR | Glen Allen, VA | NOVA of Virginia |
| Gabi Brito | 50/100 FR, 100 FL | Santa Monica, CA | |
| Kennedy Brooks | 100 BK | Lexington, KY | |
| Odette Brown | 200 BR | Greenville, SC | Workforce Greenville |
| Sadie Buckley | 200 BK, 200/400 IM | Fairfax, VA | Nation’s Capital Swim Membership |
| Abi Burke | 100/200/400 FR | Naples, FL | T2 Aquatics |
| Emerson Callis | 200 FL | Richmond, VA | Quest Swimming |
| Ellie Clarke | 200 BK, 200 FL | Cicero, IN | |
| Charlotte Crush | 100/200 BK, 100 FL | Louisville, KY | |
| Avery Daigle | 50 FR | Mandeville, LA | Franco’s Fins |
| Audrey Derivaux | 200 FR, 200 BK, 100/200 FL, 200/400 IM | Haddonfield, NJ | Jersey Wahoos |
| Maggie Dickinson | 100 FR, 100 BK | Milwaukee, WI | |
| Paige Downey | 800/1500 FR, Open Water | Gilbert, AZ | Indiana / Gold Medal Swim Membership |
| Sutton Forbis | 50 FR | Seattle, WA | |
| Lane Francis | 100 BK | Richmond, VA | NOVA of Virginia |
| Kayda Geyer | 200 BR | Waxhaw, NC | Mecklenburg Swim Affiliation |
| Aria Grossenbach | 100 FR | Lincolnshire, IL | |
| Kayla Han | 400/800 FR, 400 IM | La Mirada, CA | |
| Brinkleigh Hansen | 400/800/1500 FR | Saint Petersburg, FL | Saint Petersburg Aquatics |
| Karrington Hansen | Open Water | Saint Petersburg, FL | Saint Petersburg Aquatics |
| Sydney Hardy | 200 FR, 200/400 IM | Venice, FL | Sarasota Sharks |
| Clare Herfel | Open Water | Fort Thomas, KY | Northern KY Clippers Swimming |
| Zara Kocak | 200 FL | Gallatin, TN | Excel Aquatics |
| Grace Koenig-Track | 100 BR | Chicago, IL | |
| Lauren Lonsdale | 200 FR, 200 IM | Sacramento, CA | DART Swimming |
| Caroline Mallard | 200 FL | Charlotte, NC | |
| Autumn McIntosh | 1500 FR | Pittsburg, KS | |
| Kate McKinnon | 50/100 FR | Centennial, CO | |
| Zayda Miehl | Open Water | Salem, OR | |
| Maddie Moreth | 100 BR | Valparaiso, IN | |
| Bianca Nwaizu | 100 BR | Irvine, CA | |
| Harper Rauch | 1500 FR | Chicago, IL | Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Membership |
| Violet Rutter | Open Water | Los Gatos, CA | |
| Alyssa Sagle | 100 BK | Gainesville, VA | Nation’s Capital Swim Membership |
| Sydney Schoeck | 800/1500 FR, 200 BK, 400 IM | Chesterfield, MO | CSP Tideriders |
| Alex Siegel | 400 FR | Merrick, NY | |
| Kennedi Southern | 50 FR | Little Elm, TX | |
| Kaidy Stout | 200 BR | Lewisville, NC | Greensboro Swimming Affiliation |
| Sofia Szymanowski | 100 BR | Newport Coast, CA | |
| Chloe Teger | Open Water | Villa Park, CA | |
| Charlie Terrell | 50 FR | San Francisco, CA | |
| Lylah Theriac | 200 IM | Mooresville, IN | |
| Lucy Velte | 100 FL | Overland Park, KS | |
| Finola Whelehan | 200 FR, 100 FL | Cary, NC | TAC Titans |
| Emily Wolf | 200 FR | Fishers, IN | Fishers Space Swimming Tigers |
| Vivienne Zangaro | 400/800 FR | Lengthy Seashore, NY |
Full Males’s Roster
| Title | Occasion(s) | Hometown | Dwelling Membership |
| Neil Adamski | 100 BR | Manlius, NY | |
| Trent Allen | 200/400 FR | Carmel, IN | |
| Grant Bellin | 100 BK | Seattle, WA | |
| Ian Name | 100 BR | Collierville, TN | |
| Charlie Camplin | 200 BR | Morrisville, NC | |
| Charlie Cancelmo | 100/200 FL | Seattle, WA | Seattle Metropolitan Aquatic Membership |
| William Canori | 800/1500 FR | Ross, CA | |
| Austin Carpenter | 100 FR | Dublin, OH | |
| Brody Chandler | 50 FR | Roseville, CA | |
| Connor Christopherson | 200/400 FR | Atlanta, GA | SwimAtlanta |
| Ellis Crisci | 400/800/1500 FR | Lawrence, KS | |
| Kannen Crossland | Open Water | Spring, TX | Premier Aquatics Membership of Klein |
| Andreas Da Silva | 50 FR | West Palm Seashore, FL | |
| Ewan Dalrymple | 200 FL | Columbia, SC | |
| James Darcy | 1500 FR, Open Water | Malverne, NY | |
| Luc Dionne | 200 BR | Bethesda, MD | Nation’s Capital Swim Membership |
| Anthony Dornoff | 400 IM | Cerritos, CA | |
| Luke Dunn | Open Water | Mercer Island, WA | Seattle Metropolitan Swim Membership |
| Joey Eaddy | 400/800/1500 FR, Open Water | Sudbury, MA | |
| Andrew Eubanks | 100/200 BR | Portland, OR | The Dolphins Portland Swimming |
| Julian Granison | 50 FR | West Palm Seashore, FL | Jupiter Dragons Swim Workforce |
| Allen Gyang | 100 FR, 100 FL | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Jackson Hartzler | 200 BK, 200 IM | Cypress, TX | Cypress Fairbanks Swim Membership |
| Gerhardt Hoover | 200 BR, 200 IM | Scituate, MA | |
| Jackson Irwin | 800 FR, Open Water | Sarasota, FL | Sarasota Tsunami Swim Workforce |
| Davis Jackson | 100/200 BK | Raleigh, NC | TAC Titans |
| Thor Johannessen | 50 FR | Cleveland Heights, OH | |
| Kai Joyner | 200/400/800/1500 FR | Rochester, NY | |
| Cullen Kahl | 200/400 IM | Spring, TX | |
| Elliot Leasure | 100 BK | Rochester, MN | |
| Syunta Lee | 400 IM | Mill Creek, WA | |
| Nicholas Liberty | Open Water | Rockville, MD | Rockville Montgomery Swim Membership |
| Benjamin Luginski | 200 FR | Clarkston, MI | OLY Swimming |
| Reef McMeeking | 100 BR | Ormond Seashore, FL | |
| Jonathan Packles | 100/200 BK | New York, NY | Asphalt Inexperienced Unified Aquatics |
| Jordan Ragland | 50/100 FR | Roseville, CA | |
| Mike Rice | 100 FR | Waxhaw, NC | Mecklenburg Swim Affiliation |
| London Rising | 200 FR, 100 FL | Adrian, MI | Larger Toledo Aquatic Membership |
| David Sammons | 200 BK, 200 FL, 200/400 IM | Charlotte, NC | |
| Denzo Senekal | 200 BK | Oviedo, FL | Blue Dolfins |
| Noah Stotler | 200 FR | Middleburg, FL | |
| Evan Summers | 100 BR | Williamsport, PA | Nittany Lion Aquatic Membership |
| Micah Tennison | 100 FR | Spring, TX | Swim Streamline at Northampton |
| Ty Thomas | 100 FR, 100 BK, 100 FL | Jackson, MO | |
| Hayden Vicknair | 100/200 FL | Sign Mountain, TN | |
| Boone Wilcox | 200 FL | Louisville, KY | |
| Wilson York | 100/200 BR | Louisville, KY | |
| Yi Zheng | 200 BR, 200/400 IM | Carmel, IN |
