1 Fact Sheet Table of Contents Open Water Schedule Team History pp. 1-3 Tuesday July 21 Wednesday July 22 Saturday July 25 contains fact sheet, schedule, 5KM 9 a.m. (W) 10KM 9 a.m. (W) 25KM 9 a.m. (M) Team USA notes, warm-down info 11 a.m. (M) 2 p.m. (M) 9:10 a.m. (W) and selection procedures\ TV Schedule p. 4 Roster p. 5 Athlete Bios pp. 6-56 Coach Bios p. 57 Times History pp. 58-110 Record Progressions, All-Time Top Pool Schedule Performances and Performers 2007 Worlds Results pp. 111-114 PRELIMS FINALS PRELIMS FINALS Records pp. 115- 116 Sunday, July 26 Monday, July 27 World, American, U.S. Open and 100m Fly (W) 100m Fly (W)- Semi 100m Back (W) 100m Breast (M) World Champs records 400m Free (M) 400m Free (M) 200m Free (M) 100m Fly (W) USAS Info pp. 117-118 200m IM (W) 200m IM (W)- Semi 100m Breast (W) 100m Back (M)- Semi 50m Fly (M) 50m Fly (M)- Semi 100m Back (M) 100m Breast (W)- Semi 400m Free (W) 400m Free (W) 1500m Free (W) 50m Fly (M) 100m Breast (M) 100m Breast (M)- Semi 100m Back (W)- Semi Quick Facts 400m Free Relay (W) 400m Free Relay (W) 200m Free (M)- Semi 400m Free Relay (M) 400m Free Relay (M) 200m IM (W) WHAT: 13th FINA World Championships WHEN: Tuesday, July 28 Wednesday, July 29 July 17 - August 2, 2009 50m Breast (M) 200m Free (M) 50m Back (W) 100m Free (M)- Semi Open Water Dates: July 19-25 200m Fly (M) 100m Back (W) 100m Free (M) 50m Back (W)- Semi Pool Dates: July 26 - Aug. 2 200m Free (W) 50m Breast (M)- Semi 200m Fly (W) 200m Fly (M) Prelims: 9 a.m. CEST 800m Free (M) 1500m Free (W) 200m IM (M) 200m Free (W) (3 a.m. the same day for EST) 100m Back (M) 50m Breast (M) Finals: 6 p.m. 200m Free (W)- Semi 200m Fly (W)- Semi (12 a.m. the same day for EST) 200m Fly (M)- Semi 200m IM (M)- Semi 100m Breast (W) 800m Free (M) WHERE: Rome, Italy *Open water swimming events will take place in Ostia. Thursday, July 30 Friday, July 31 *Pool swimming events will be con- 100m Free (W) 100m Free (W)- Semi 50m Free (M) 100m Free (W) tested in an outdoor permanent pool 200m Back (M) 200m IM (M) 50m Fly (W) 200m Back (M) at The Foro Italico in Rome. 200m Breast (W) 200m Breast (W)- Semi 100m Fly (M) 50m Fly (W)- Semi 200m Breast (M) 100m Free (M) 200m Back (W) 50m Free (M)- Semi FORMAT: 800m Free Relay (W) 200m Fly (W) 800m Free Relay (M) 200m Breast (W) 50 meters (Olympic distance) 200m Breast (M)- Semi 800m Free (W) 100m Fly (M)- Semi 50m Back (W) 200m Back (W)- Semi USA SWIMMING CONTACTS: 200m Back (M)- Semi 200m Breast (M) Jamie Olsen 800m Free Relay (W) 800m Free Relay (M) [email protected] +1 (719) 235-8051 Saturday, August 1 *available at this number in Rome 50m Free (W) 50m Fly (W) Sunday, August 2 50m Breast (W) 50m Free (M) 400m IM (M) 50m Back (M) Karen Linhart 50m Back (M) 200m Back (W) 400m IM (W) 50m Breast (W) [email protected] 400m Medley Relay (W) 50m Breast (W)- Semi 400m Medley Relay (M) 400m IM (M) +1 (719) 440-2424 1500m Free (M) 100m Fly (M) 50m Free (W) *available at this number in Rome 50m Free (W)- Semi 1500m Free (M) 50m Back (M)- Semi 400m IM (W) 800m Free (W) 400m Medley Relay (M) 400m Medley Relay (W) 2 Team USA Notes Phelps returns to the pool Team USA By The Numbers Is there anything Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) can’t do in the pool? He’s a three-time Olympian, a 14-time Olympic gold Team Size Average Age medalist and he holds eight world records. After a break away from the pool following the Olympics, Phelps is back and ready Male: 23 Male: 21.9 to tackle Rome. He’ll be competing in a lighter program in Female: 25 Female: 20.9 Rome, with only three individual events, but with his world- Overall: 45 Overall: 22.8 record performance in the 100m fly at the U.S. Nationals, Phelps continues to prove to the world that he’s always one to watch. Oldest Athletes *As of the start of the competition (July 17, 2009). The Olympic Hangover Male: Mark Gangloff; 27 years old (June 8, 1982) Without fail, there are always newcomers that burst onto the Female: Dara Torres; 42 years old (April 15, 1967) international scene with a vengeance at the Olympics. In their Youngest Athletes debut Olympic Games, Rebecca Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.) won *As of the start of the competition (July 17, 2009). gold in the 200m breast, while Christine Magnuson (Tinley Male: Sean Ryan; 16 years old (August 13, 1992) Park, Ill.) and Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill.) each earned sil- Female: Elizabeth Pelton; 15 years old (November 26, 1993) vers in their respective events. Do these newbies have the stay- ing power to become the next crop of star athletes and take Number of Total Olympians: 21 (12 men, 11 women) home the hardware at Worlds? Number of 2008 Olympians: 23 (12 men, 9 women) Backstroke Battle Number of 2007 World Championship team members who went on to Aaron Peirsol (Irvine, Calif.) has dominated the 100m back for make the 2008 Olympic Team: 26 nearly a decade. Meanwhile, Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) has been steadily minting the 200 back as his domain, win- National Team Rookies: 16 ning gold in the event at the 2008 Olympics. With the recent * Swimmer has never competed for the United States at a major international competition. world record performances by Peirsol in both events, in addition to the strong performances by Japan’s Ryosuke Irie this year, World Championship Team History the world championship backstroke titles are up in the air in FOUR: (3) Rome. * All competed in 2007, 2005, 2003 and 2001. Mary DeScenza Aaron Peirsol U.S. Relays Michael Phelps After sweeping all the men’s relays at the 2008 Olympics and setting world records in each of them, you can bet the whole TWO: (6) world will be gunning for Team USA in Rome. Without star sprinter Jason Lezak, who is in Israel competing in the * All competed in 2007, 2005. Maccabiah Games, the feat many be more difficult for the men’s Lacey Nymeyer Davis Tarwater U.S. team to repeat. Peter Vanderkaay Garrett Weber-Gale Ryan Lochte Amanda Weir The Torres Torch She’s a mom, an author, an Olympic athlete and she’s back for ONE: (9) more. Last summer, Dara Torres (Parkland, Fla.) returned from Elizabeth Beisel (2007) Chloe Sutton (2007) a seven-year hiatus to wow the world by breaking three Cullen Jones (2007) Ariana Kukors (2007) American records at her fifth Olympic Games. She also earned David Walters (2007) Eric Shanteau (2007) a silver medal in the 50m free, which most would consider a vic- Mark Gangloff (2003) Dara Torres (1986) tory at the age of 41. Not this middle-aged mom. With another Dana Vollmer (2007) year of expertise under her belt, the 42-year-old is back this summer and won’t settle for anything less than gold. ROOKIES: (30) Nathan Adrian Alyssa Anderson All In The Family Haley Anderson Ricky Berens One set of siblings will compete for Team USA at the World Emily Brunemann Kasey Carlson Championships: Alyssa and Haley Anderson (Granite Bay, Tyler Clary Fran Crippen Calif.). Both swimmers are rookies on the World Championships Kate Dwelley Eva Fabian team and will be competing in their first major International meet Caitlin Geary Andrew Gemmell together. In 1994, Whitney Phelps competed in the 200m fly at Matt Grevers Emily Hanson World Championships here in Rome. Now, 15 years later, her Keri Hehn Kathleen Hersey younger brother Michael will compete in the same event on the Adam Klein Dagny Knutson same soil, keeping it all in the family. Dan Madwed Christine Magnuson Tyler McGill Hayley McGregory Alex Meyer Brennan Morris Elizabeth Pelton Sean Ryan Allison Schmitt Julia Smit Rebecca Soni Jackson Wilcox 3 World Championships Selection Procedures Athlete Selection for the 2009 FINA World Championships - Rome, Italy - July 26 to August 2 (Note: This is an abbreviated version of the selection criteria. For the complete document, visit www.usaswimming.org). A maximum of 26 men and 26 women will be selected using the following criteria: Priority #1: The top four finishers in the finals of the 100m and 200m freestyle and the winner of each individual event. Priority #2: The second-place finisher in each individual event. Priority #3: The fifth-place finisher in the 100 and 200 free. Priority #4: The sixth-place finisher in the 100 and 200 free. If the above priorities result in a list of more than 26 men or 26 women, integrated international rank- ings will be used for the selection. If all four priorities are used and the result is fewer than 26 men or 26 women, no additional swimmers will be added. What is “Warm Down”? The mixed zone is full. A swimmer has just had the swim of his life. Journalists are ready with their tape recorders poised, but the swimmer, the subject of flashbulbs and column inches, gives two short answers and leaves. Why? What happens now? U.S. National Team swimmers are encouraged by USA Swimming’s sports scientists, as well as their coaches, to arrive at the “warm-down pool” no later than three minutes after finishing their race.