USA 2008 Olympic Swimming Team - Men
(Name Age Hometown Event(s))- Nathan Adrian 19 Bremerton, Wash. 4x100m Free Relay
- Ricky Berens 20 Charlotte, N.C. 4x200m Free Relay
- Ian Crocker 25 Portland, Maine 100m Fly
- Mark Gangloff 25 Akron Ohio 100m Breast
- Matt Grevers 23 Lake Forest, Ill. 100m Back, 4x100m Free
- Brendan Hansen* 26 Havertown, Pa. 100m Breast
- Larsen Jensen 22 Bakersfield, Calif. 400m / 1500m Free
- Cullen Jones 24 Irvington, N.J. 4x100m Free Relay
- Klete Keller 26 Phoenix, Ariz. 4x200m Free Relay
- Ryan Lochte 23 Daytona Beach, Fla. 200m / 400m IM, 200m Back
- Jason Lezak* 32 Irvine, Calif. 100m Free, 4x100m Free Relay
- Michael Phelps 23 Baltimore, Md. 200m / 400m IM, 200m Free, 100m / 200m Fly, 4x200 Free Relay
- Aaron Peirsol 24 Irvine, Calif. 100m / 200m Back
- Eric Shanteau 24 Lilburn, Ga. 200m Breast
- Scott Spann 20 Austin, Texas 200m Breast
- Gil Stovall 22 Memphis, Tenn. 200m Fly
- Peter Vanderkaay 24 Rochester, Mich. 200m / 400m / 1500m Free, 4x200m Free Relay
- Erik Vendt* 27 North Easton, Mass. 4x200m Free Relay
- David Walters 20 Yorktown, Va. 4x200m Free Relay
- Mark Warkentin 28 Santa Barbara, Calif. 10k Marathon Swim
- Garrett Weber-Gale 22 Milwaukee, Wis. 50m / 100m Free, 4x100m Free Relay
- Ben Wildman-Tobriner 23 San Francisco, Calif. 50m Free, 4x100m Free Relay
USA 2008 Olympic Swimming Team - Women
(Name Age Hometown Event(s))- Amanda Beard* 26 Irvine, Calif. 200m Breast
- Elizabeth Beisel 15 Saunderstown, R.I. 200m Back, 400m IM
- Elaine Breeden 19 Lexington, Ky. 100m / 200m Fly
- Caroline Burckle 21 Louisville, Ky. 4x200m Free Relay
- Natalie Coughlin* 25 Vallejo, Calif. 100m Back, 200m IM, 100m Free, 4x100m Free Relay
- Jessica Hardy 21 Long Beach, Calif. as of 1 August off of the team for a positive drug test from the Olympic Trials
- Kathleen Hersey 19 Atlanta, Ga. 200m Fly
- Margaret Hoelzer 25 Huntsville, Ala. 100m / 200m Back
- Katie Hoff 19 Towson, Md. 200m / 400m IM, 200m / 400m / 800m Free, 4x200m Free Relay
- Megan Jendrick 24 Tacoma, Wash. 100m Breast
- Kara Lynn Joyce 22 Athens, Ga. 50 Free, 4x100m Free Relay
- Christine Magnuson 22 Tinley Park, Ill. 100m Fly
- Christine Marshall 21 Newport News, Va. 4x200m Free Relay
- Lacey Nymeyer 22 Tucson, Ariz. 100m Free, 4x100m Free Relay
- Allison Schmitt 18 Canton, Mich. 200m Free, 4x200m Free Relay
- Emily Silver 22 Bainbridge Island, Wash. 100 Free, 4x100m Free Relay
- Julia Smit 20 Mt. Sinai, N.Y. 4x100m / 4x200m Free Relay
- Rebecca Soni 21 Plainsboro, N.J. 100 / 200m Breast
- Chloe Sutton 16 Mission Viejo, Calif. 10k Marathon Swim
- Dara Torres* 41 Los Angeles, Calif. 50m Free, 4x100m Free Relay
- Kim Vandenberg 24 Moraga, Calif. 4x200m Free Relay
- Kate Ziegler 19 Great Falls, Va. 400m / 800m Free
NOTE: All relay event swimmers will be determined by the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Coaching Staff
*Team Captain
USA Olympic Team Coaching Staff
- USA Swimming National Team Head Coach: Mark Schubert
- Men's Head Coach: Eddie Reese
- Men's Assistant Coach: Bob Bowman, Gregg Troy, Frank Busch
- Women's Head Coach: Jack Bauerle
- Women's Assistant Coach: Paul Yetter, Teri McKeever, Sean Hutchison
- Men's Open Water Head Coach: John Dussliere
- Women's Open Water Head Coach: Bill Rose
Following the conclusion of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming in Omaha, Neb., USA Swimming today named the complete roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic swim team. In addition to the 43 athletes named to the team, the swim team's coaching staff was finalized. All swimmers are set to compete in the individual events in which they qualified, with the exception of Dara Torres who will not swim the women's 100m freestyle. She will be replaced in the event by third-place qualifier at the Trials, Lacey Nymeyer (Tucson, Ariz.).
UPDATE on 8 July 2008 - Kara Lynn Joyce Added to U.S. Olympic Team Roster
Kara Lynn Joyce has been added to the roster of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team, it was announced today. Joyce, who finished seventh in the 100m freestyle at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, will be added as a 4x100m freestyle relay alternate. The addition comes after the voluntary withdrawal from the individual 100m freestyle event by top qualifier Dara Torres (Los Angeles, Calif.). The top six finishers in both the men's and women's 100m and 200m freestyle qualified for the Olympic Team.All members of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team are eligible to compete on relays, which are selected by the coaching staff while at the Olympic Games.
Additionally, fifth-place qualifier in the 100m freestyle, Emily Silver (Bainbridge Island, Wash.), underwent outpatient hand surgery at Stanford University Medical Center. The surgery was performed by Dr. Jeff Yao. Silver will report to training camp this afternoon and is expected to return to swimming in one week. She is expected to participate at the 2008 Olympic Games.
The Olympic pool competition will take place Aug. 9 through Aug. 17 at the Beijing National Aquatic Center. The women's and men's 10K Olympic marathon swim will take place on Aug. 20 and 21 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing, China.
All members of the U.S. Olympic swim team are subject to final approval by the United States Olympic Committee.
