USA Swimming will hold its Open Water National and Junior National Championships in Sarasota, Florida. The championships start with the 10 km race on April 2nd, followed by the 5 km race and 3 km Knockout Sprints on Friday, April 3rd.

The men’s 5 km starts at 8:00 am, followed by the women’s 5 km race at 8:50 am. Then the women begin their 3 km Knockout Sprints at 10:30 am, followed by the men’s 3 km Knockout Sprints at 12:00 pm.

The 5 km races have large fields (86 women and 77 men) at the Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. With such large fields, there will be a lot of physicality around the turn buoys, especially in the expected flat-water conditions. The 3 km Knockout Sprints have smaller fields (28 women and 38 men), but in the initial 1.5 km heat, the packs are also expected to be large, physical, and competitive.

Watch the physicality and competition online. All races (10 km, 5 km, 3 km Knockout Sprints) will be live-streamed on the USA Swimming Network (watch for free here with Mike Lewis as the race announcer).

USA Swimming National Championship 5 km Race – Women’s Starters

1. Leah Abrams, 16, Sarasota Sharks
2. Mara Ahearn, 15, Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
3. Sophia Angelopoulou, 15, Barracuda Swim Club of Northeast Tennessee
4. Lola Angotti, 16, Sandpipers of Nevada
5. Ansley Bess, 15, St Petersburg Aquatics
6. Milly Birch, 15, Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics
7. Lila Botham, 15, Dynamo Swim Club
8. Sophie Brauneis, 16, SUNN Swimming
9. Ellie Breeding, 15, Jersey Wahoos
10. Elyse Brenenborg, 16, Racer X Aquatics
11. Kate Brinton, 15, CSP Tideriders
12. Amelia Callahan, 15, Jersey Wahoos
13. Lauren Canty, Long Island Aquatic Club
14. Evie Carnathan, 16, Hydro Swim Club
15. Cameryn Cavazos, 16, Surge Aquatics
16. Penelope Chao, 13, North Carolina Aquatic Club
17. Elizabeth Christie, 15, Bolles School Sharks
18. Itzabella Cinco, 16, Santa Clara Swim Club
19. Syd Conlan, 14, Hydro Swim Club
20. Molly Cosgrove, 16, Badger Swim Club
21. Grace Costello, 16, Planet Swim Aquatics
22. Isabel Cox, 14, Flashes Aquatics
23. Lexi Cronin, 14, The Spartans of La Canada
24. Una Diaz, 16, Long Island Aquatic Club
25. Ava Dipasquale, 15, Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team
26. Varvara Dmitrova, 15, South Florida Aquatic Club
27. Lila Dropic, 14, Northern Kentucky Clippers Swimming
28. Keira Druck, 15, Laker Swim
29. Allie Duty, 15, Sarasota Sharks
30. Kaia Finanger, 16, The Woodlands Swim Team
31. Mila Fisher, 15, Long Island Aquatic Club
32. Liv Fleshman, 16, TAC Titans
33. Emma Fouke, 15, CSP Tideriders
34. Nora Francis, 15, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics
35. Brooke Franks, 15, Nitro Swimming
36. Grace Gannon, 14, Fishers Area Swimming Tigers
37. Sam Gatesman, 15, Jersey Wahoos
38. Gabby Graham, 14, Academy Bullets Swim Club
39. Pepper Gunn, 15, Nitro Swimming
40. Orielle Hall, 15, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics
41. Clare Herfel, 16, Northern Kentucky Clippers Swimming
42. Dru Herschberger, 16, Sarasota Sharks
43. Mae Herschberger, 16, Sarasota Sharks
44. Tessa Hurguy, 15, Bainbridge Island Swim Club
45. Ellie Jones, 15, CSP Tideriders
46. Nora Kellstrom, 14, Dunland Swim Club
47. Addy Kieffer, 14, Tampa Bay Aquatic Club
48. Charlotte Kohner, 16, Long Island Aquatic Club
49. Emma Korn, 15, Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg
50. Summer Lee, 15, Long Island Aquatic Club
51. Fiona Livingston, 14, Bainbridge Island Swim Club
52. Madelyn Loehfelm, 16, STAR Swimming
53. Sophia Ma, 15, Shawmut Aquatic Club
54. Sienna Magro, 16, Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
55. Ellison Mandacina, 16, Alamo Heights Aquatic Club
56. Makena Manteufel, 16, Sandpipers of Nevada
57. Benham Marceau, 16, Corvalis Aquatic Team
58. Liana Marek, 15, Surge Aquatics
59. Elizabeth McIntyre, 16, Aquatic Club of Mecklenburg
60. Reese Miller, 15, Rose Bowl Aquatic
61. Vivie Murphy, 15, Barracuda Swim Club of Northeast Tennessee
62. Landyn Myers, 16, Sandpipers of Nevada
63. Leah O’Connell, 14, Long Island Aquatic Club
64. Natalie Parent, 16, Greater Holyoke YMCA Vikings
65. Olivia Parent, 15, Sunrise Swim Club
66. Clara Penny, 15, Portland Aquatic Club
67. Julia Pieniadz, 16, T2 Aquatics
68. McKinnley Polk, 15, Berkeley Aquatics
69. Bethan Pullan, 16, Tualatin Hills Swim Club
70. Brooklyn Rager, 16, Fishers Area Swimming Tigers
71. Melissa Ramos, 16
72. Ava Remme, 15, Iowa Flyers Swim Club
73. Skylar Revere, 15, Bolles Swim Club
74. GG Sitter, 15, Nitro Swimming
75. Delaney Snodgrass, 16, Bobcast Swim Club
76. Decker Stedman, 16, Dynamo Swim Club
77. Annie Tansey, 15, Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
78. Ashley Walker, 16, Sandpipers of Nevada
79. Hailey Walker, 16, Sandpipers of Nevada
80. Kate Warren, 16, Sandpipers of Nevada
81. Grace Weeks, 15, St Andrew’s Aquatics
82. Sophie Weinstein, 14, Sandpipers of Nevada
83. Eva Wetzel, 16, Barrington Swim Club
84. Penelope Wheaton, 16, Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics
85. Molly Wideikis, 15, Hinsdale Swim Club
86. Olivia Williams, 15, North Jeffco Swim Team

USA Swimming National Championship 5 km Race – Men’s Starters

1. Trent Abbott, 14, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics
2. Owen Anderson, 16, Planet Swim Aquatics
3. Joseph Bangali, 16, Badger Swim Club
4. Abhijay Bangari, 16, Shawmut Aquatic Club
5. Lewis Bateman, 16, Sandpipers of Nevada
6. Arshawn Behzadian, 15, Rose Bowl Aquatics
7. Daniel Bunge, 14, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics
8. Lance Butler, 16, Sarasota Sharks
9. Callen Carney, 16, Long Island Aquatics Club
10. Finn Cavanaugh, 15, Mecklenburg Swim Association
11. Liam Chop, 15, Fishers Area Swimming Team
12. Samuel Cimbala, 14, Hydro Swim Club
13. Kyle Conboy, 16, Laker Swim
14. Caleb Coyne, 16, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics
15. Porter Debruin, 15, Sarasota Sharks
16. Evangelos Diamantis, 15, Long Island Aquatic Club
17. Alex Diaz, 16, South Florida Aquatic Club
18. Carson Dietrich, 14, TAC Titans
19. Erik Dolezel, 16, Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
20. Logan Donley, 15, Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
21. Lincoln Driesse, 16, Planet Swim Aquatics
22. Joey Eaddy, 16, Revolution Aquatic Club
23. Henry Gaither, 15, Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg
24. Evan Garrido, 15, Germantown Academy Aquatic Club
25. David Gellin, 16, North Carolina Aquatic Club
26. Jack Gravell, 15, Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
27. Sawyer Hansen, 15, St Petersburg Aquatics
28. Cole Henderson, 16, Tualatin Hills Swim Club
29. Calvin Hodges, 16, Front Range Barracudas
30. Gavin Johnson, 16, Tualatin Hills Swim Club
31. Alex Jones, 16, Bellevue Swim Club
32. Ricky Kaneaster, 15, Hydro Swim Club
33. Alex Kirsling, 13, Nitro Swimming
34. Declan Komelasky, 15, North Carolina Aquatic Club
35. Oskar Kosloff, 16, Rose Bowl Aquatics
36. Alexander Kovalev, 15, St Petersburg Aquatics
37. Andrew Kriger, 16, Shawmust Aquatic Club
38. Nolan Kurtz, 16, St Petersburg Aquatics
39. Nate Lee, 16, Rose Bowl Aquatics
40. Raymond Li, 16, Rose Bowl Aquatics
41. Lucas Lieberman, 16, Bolles School Sharks
42. Wyatt Livingston, 16, Bainbridge Island Swim Club
43. Kyle Madigan, 15, Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club
44. Wyatt Majors, 15, Bainbridge Island Swim Club
45. Adam Malaj, 16, Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team
46. Tai Manning, 16, Seattle Metropolitan Aquatic Club
47. Layne Marano, 15, St Petersburg Aquatics
48. Hobie Matulis, 15, YMCA of Great Nashua Storm
49. Brayden McCoy, 15, Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club
50. Owen Miklos, 16, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics
51. Jaxson Morgan, 16, Sandpipers of Nevada
52. Craig O’Mara, 16, Rose Bowl Aquatics
53. Everett Pumphrey, 16, New Trier Aquatics
54. Bruce Qian, 16, Asphalt Green United Aquatics
55. Jack Reburn, 16, South Lake Aquatics Club
56. Luke Reid, 15, St Andrews’ Aquatics
57. Clayton Richards, 16, Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg
58. Jack Roycik, 16, Highlander Aquatic Club
59. Charlie Russell, 16, Bolles School Sharks
60. Lucas Seng, 15, Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team
61. Matthew Shi, 15, Planet Swim Aquatics
62. Bradshaw Shoemaker, 14, Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team
63. Mark Silverman, 16, Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics
64. Mason Slugg, 16, Revolution Aquatic Club
65. Roman Snider, 14, SwimMAC Carolina
66. Phillip Tchernikov, 15, New Wave Swim Team
67. Max Theissen, 15, Northern Kentucky Clippers Swimming
68. Kellen Tolley, 15, Jersey Wahoos
69. Parker Van Olst, 16, New Wave Swim Team
70. Isaac Waks, 16, Victor Swim Club
71. Lucas Watkins, 15, Bobcat Swim Club
72. Andersen Wozniak, 15, Blazing Barracudas
73. Willian Xing, 15, North Carolina Aquatic Club
74. Jack Yonge, 15, Badger Swim Club
75. Luka Youssef, 16, St Petersburg Aquatics
76. Jayden Yun, 16, Long Island Aquatic Club
77. Peter Zhou, 16, Revolution Aquatic Club

USA Swimming National Championship 3 km Knockout Sprints – Women Starters

1. Mia Bugarin, 18, Rose Bowl Aquatics
2. Olivia Busch, 22, West Virginia University
3. Riley Christensen, 18, Sandpipers of Nevada
4. Mariah Denigan, 23, Ohio State University
5. Isabella Descent, 17, St Petersburg Aquatics
6. Paige Downey, 18, Gold Medal Swim Club
7. Emma Finlin, 21, Canada
8. Alex Fox, 18, Badger Swim Club
9. Genevieve Franklin, 21
10. Malia Groen, 17, Santa Clara Swim Club
11. Brinkleigh Hansen, 17, St Petersburg Aquatics
12. Karrington Hansen, 18, St Petersburg Aquatics
13. Brayleigh Hoisington, 17, Sawtooth Aquatic Club
14. Ayla Madara, 17, Fishers Area Swimming Tigers
15. Becca Mann, 29, TAC Titans
16. Katie McCarthy, 22, University of Minnesota
17. Zayda Miehl, 16, Corvalis Aquatic Team
18. Mazie Moberly, 17, Gator Swim Club
19. Mila Nikanorov, 21, Ohio State University
20. Laila Oravsky, 19, Canada
21. Paige Reilly, 20
22. Violet Rutter, 16, Santa Clara Swim Club
23. Maddie Stuemke, 17, Kamehameha Swim Club
24. Chloe Teger, 17, Orange County Gold
25. Brooke Travis, 26, TAC Titans
26. Ashley Twichell, 37, TAC Titans
27. Katherine Warkentin, 17, Canada
28. Isabella Zarkos, 17 Sandpipers of Nevada

USA Swimming National Championship 3 km Knockout Sprints – Men Starters

1. Caden Askren, 18, Fishers Area Swimming Tigers
2. Noah Bocalan, 16, San Ramon Valley Aquatics
3. Luke Brennan, 20, University of Minnesota
4. Joshua Brown, 23, Sandpipers Of Nevada
5. Charlie Clark, 24, Ohio State University
6. Jackson Cooper, 19, Badger Swim Club,Inc.
7. Nicholas Diaconescu, 17, Sandpipers Of Nevada
8. Luke Ellis, 20, Indiana University
9. Dylan Fisk, 18, Bellingham Bay Swim Team
10. Dylan Gravley, 24, Unattached
11. Jaxon Griffin, 17, Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team
12. Finn Holdredge, 20, Unattached
13. Jackson Irwin, 18, Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team
14. Colin Jacobs, 18, Unattached
15. Nicholas Liberty, 17, Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
16. Alexander Lyubavskiy, 22, Longhorn Aquatics
17. Quinn Macphail, 20, Blazing Barracudas
18. Gabriel Manteufel, 19, Sandpipers Of Nevada
19. Ian McKinney, 22, West Virginia University
20. Grant O’Mara, 17, Irvine Novaquatics
21. Cono Presti, 19, Northern KY Clippers Swimming
22. Ivan Puskovitch, 25, TSM Aquatics
23. Eli Rolfsen, 19, Unattached
24. Jake Salcedo, 19, West Virginia University
25. Grant Sanders, 29, Saint Petersburg Aquatics
26. Levi Sandidge, 22, Kentucky Aquatics
27. Jackson Scheiber, 20, University of Minnesota
28. Oliver Shao, 19, Badger Swim Club,Inc.
29. Brenden Sharp, 17, Jersey Wahoos
30. Henry Shoemaker, 20, Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team
31. William Siegel, 19, Long Island Aquatic Club
32. Marshall Smith, 18, TSM Aquatics
33. Parker Sterlitz, 22, West Virginia University
34. Joey Tepper, 24, University of Minnesota
35. Zach Tower, 19, TSM Aquatics
36. Gabe Waggoner, 16, Jersey Wahoos
37. Stuart Wineman, 17, Santa Maria Swim Club
38. Cooper Zakorchemny, 19, Rockville Montgomery Swim Club

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