The team will make two stops on the FINA World Cup circuit while in Europe, the first in Stockholm, November 10 and 11, and the second in Berlin, November 14 and 15. Each two-day meet consists of morning prelims and evening finals (A finals only) in a short-course meters pool.
Phelps will compete in a total of five events in Stockholm - the 100m free, 100m back, 100m IM, 100m fly and 200m IM. In Berlin, Phelps will swim the 200m fly, 100m and 200m IM, 200m free and 200m back. In his role as National Team representative, Phelps will serve as a mentor to the rising stars.
The Youth World Cup Team will be led by women's captains Camille Adams (Greenville, Tenn.) and Amber McDermott (Mill Creek, Wash.), while the men's team will be captained by Kyle Whitaker (Chesterton, Ind.) and Matt Barber (Kingwood, Texas).
The head coach for the 2009 Youth World Cup Team is Bob Bowman of North Baltimore Aquatic Club. Assistant coaches include Pete Raykovich (De Anza Cupertino Aquatics), Doug Rush (Longhorn Aquatics), Brian Brown (Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics), Todd Schmitz (Colorado Stars) and Tony Batis (Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics).
Fans can watch a webcast of the meet online at www.universalsports.com.
