By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
2019 Phillips 66 National Championships
- July 31- August 4, 2019
- Avery Aquatics Center
- Stanford, CA
- Meet Site
- Psych Sheet
The psych sheets for the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships have been officially released. The championships are to begin 3 days after the FINA World Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. In 2017, the US Nationals meet was the meet that determined who would go to the World championships roughly 2 weeks after. However, swimmers have done the Worlds/Nationals double before.
There are many Worlds team members entered on the psych sheets, however, it won’t be guaranteed they show up. Here’s the list of Worlds swimmers entered into Nationals:
- Abbey Weitzeil
- Abrahm DeVine
- Allison Schmitt
- Ally McHugh
- Ashley Twichell
- Brooke Forde
- Caeleb Dressel
- Ella Eastin
- Gabby DeLoof
- Grant Shoults
- Haley Anderson
- Hali Flickinger
- Jack Conger
- Jack LeVant
- Justin Wright
- Katie Drabot
- Kelsi Dahlia
- Mallory Comerford
- Olivia Smoliga
- Regan Smith
- Zane Grothe
Among the other highlights, Ryan Lochtewill be returning to competition as his suspension has officially ended. He is entered in the 200 free, 100 back, 100 fly, and 200/400 IM. Another name quietly entered is Dana Vollmer, who only is scheduled to swim the 100 fly. She is seeded with a 59.27 in 17th place.
Also entered is 17-year-old phenom Luca Urlando, who just missed qualifying for the 2018 Pan Pacs/2019 Worlds team. Urlando is entered in the 100/200 fly, 200/400 free, and 200 IM. His best time in the 200 fly would have placed 2nd at the World Championships. 30-year-old comeback swimmer Brandon Fischer is also in attendance after his breakout breaststroke swims in Clovis that put him back on track and bumped his national/historical rankings.
Not only Americans are here, many Commonwealth swimmers will also be in attendance. Great Britain swimmers Anna Hopkin and Scott McLaywill be venturing to the United States after their Worlds bout. AussiesElijah Winningtonand Jenna Strauch will lead a group from Australia (and Scot Hannah Miley are getting a taper swim under their belts after failing to qualify for Worlds this year.
Besides those mentioned above, expect most of the big name Americans who didn’t compete at Worlds to be there as well, including the Foster brothers, the Walsh sisters, Tom Shields, and Erica Brown.
Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2019 US Nationals Psych Sheets Released: 22 US Worlds Team Members Entered