Assessing Team USA’s Pan Pacs Roster Post-Worlds, WUGs, and U.S. Nationals

By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam

Three of the five meets used to determine Team USA’s roster for next summer’s Pan Pacific Championships are officially in the books, so it’s time to take stock of where things stand.

As a reminder, the 2026 Pan Pac roster will be selected based on the top times from:

• ‘A’ Finals at the USA Swimming 2025 National Championships
• Finals at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships
• Finals at the 2025 World University Games
• Finals at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Championships
• ‘A’ Finals at the 2025 TYR Pro Summer Championships

Using the 2025 summer championship meets as selection for Pan Pacs marks a different approach than USA Swimming has used in the past.

In previous editions, the Pan Pac roster would be determined at the U.S. National Championships of that year, usually about two weeks earlier, and then combined results from Nationals and Pan Pacs would be used to select the World Championship team the following year.

There will still be a U.S. National Championship meet next summer prior to Pan Pacs, scheduled to run July 28-August 1 in Irvine before Pan Pacs kicks off less than two weeks later (August 12-15) at the same pool.

Pan Pac Rosters can be a maximum size of 26 men and 26 women.

When swimmers qualify for the team in any event, they become eligible to swim other events at the Pan Pacs. However, only the top two swimmers per nation can advance from prelims to the championship final. ‘B’ finals have also been held in past editions, typically allowing one swimmer per nation, except in 2018 when two per nation were permitted in that heat.

With the stroke 50s being added to the Olympic program for 2028, those events will no longer have a different selection process than the others. Previously, the non-Olympic 50-meter events were the lowest priority for selection meets.

SELECTION PRIORITIES

• Priority #1
  • Available Swimmers who have:
    • The four fastest times in the 100-meter Freestyle and 200-meter Freestyle
    • The fastest time in each event other than the 100-meter and 200-meter Freestyles
• Priority #2
  • Available Swimmers who have the second fastest time in each event other than the 100-meter and 200-meter Freestyles
• Priority #3
  • Available Swimmers who have the fifth fastest times in the 100-meter Freestyle and 200-meter Freestyle
• Priority #4
  • Available Swimmers who have the third fastest time in each event other than the 100-meter and 200-meter Freestyles
• Priority #5
  • Available Swimmers who have the fourth fastest time in each event other than the 100-meter and 200-meter Freestyles

CURRENT EVENT-BY-EVENT RANKINGS

Notes:

• The list below shows the top eight swimmers for each event based on the specified criteria, not the top eight fastest swimmers nationwide for each event this season.
• The times listed below may not reflect each swimmer’s season best. Per the criteria outlined above, only times posted in ‘A’/championship finals at the designated meets are considered.
• Relay lead-offs from finals are not allowed to be considered.
• USA Swimming specified that only times from “Finals” at Worlds will count toward qualification, not from “Semifinals & Finals.” However, we did note if a swimmer went faster in a semifinal. The only case this affects is the men’s 200 breaststroke, where Josh Matheny posted 2:08.87 at Nationals for Priority #1, while AJ Pouch swam 2:08.34 in the Worlds semifinals before finishing 2:09.13 in the final.

Women’s 50 Freestyle:

1. Gretchen Walsh – 23.91
2. Torri Huske – 23.98
3. Kate Douglass – 24.04
4. Simone Manuel – 24.39
5. Maxine Parker – 24.41
6. Julia Dennis – 24.58
7. Annam Olasewere – 24.62
8. Cadence Vincent – 24.90

Women’s 100 Freestyle:

1. Torri Huske – 52.43
2. Gretchen Walsh – 52.78
3. Simone Manuel – 52.83
4. Kate Douglass – 53.16
5. Erin Gemmell – 53.51
6. Anna Moesch – 53.54
7. Maxine Parker – 53.56
8. Claire Weinstein – 53.72

Women’s 200 Freestyle:

1. Claire Weinstein – 1:54.67
2. Katie Ledecky – 1:55.26
3. Torri Huske – 1:55.71
4. Erin Gemmell  – 1:55.82
5. Anna Peplowski – 1:55.82 (Note: Gemmell won the swim-off over Peplowski, meaning she will likely get the Priority 1 Pan Pacs roster spot nod)
6. Bella Sims – 1:57.18
7. Cavan Gormsen – 1:57.21
8. Simone Manuel – 1:57.44

Women’s 400 Freestyle:

1. Katie Ledecky – 3:58.49
2. Claire Weinstein – 4:00.05
3. Bella Sims – 4:07.11
4. Cavan Gormsen – 4:07.64
5. Michaela Mattes – 4:09.66
6. Mila Nikanorov – 4:11.36
7. Gena Jorgenson – 4:11.96
8. Madi Mintenko – 4:12.01

Women’s 800 Freestyle:

1. Katie Ledecky – 8:05.62
2. Claire Weinstein – 8:19.67
3. Jillian Cox – 8:19.88
4. Mila Nikanorov – 8:27.61
5. Kate Hurst – 8:32.67
6. Gena Jorgenson – 8:33.79
7. Katie Grimes – 8:34.15
8. Katie McCarthy – 8:34.35

Women’s 1500 Freestyle:

1. Katie Ledecky – 15:26.44
2. Claire Weinstein – 16:01.96
3. Jillian Cox – 16:05.88
4. Kate Hurst – 16:15.40
5. Gena Jorgenson – 16:15.44
6. Michaela Mattes – 16:22.22
7. Maya Geringer – 16:24.69
8. Mila Nikanorov – 16:26.67

Women’s 50 Butterfly:

1. Gretchen Walsh – 24.66
2. Kate Douglass – 25.39
3. Brady Kendall – 26.02
4. Mena Boardman – 26.23
5. Caroline Larsen – 26.24 (went 26.06 in World University Games semifinal)
6. Beata Nelson – 26.32
7. Leah Shackley – 26.38
8. Ella Welch – 26.41

Women’s 100 Butterfly:

1. Gretchen Walsh – 54.73
2. Torri Huske – 56.61
3. Alex Shackell – 57.71
4. Charlotte Crush – 58.09
5. Leah Shackley – 58.22
6. Ella Welch – 58.57
7. Beata Nelson – 58.73
8. Tess Howley – 59.35

Women’s 200 Butterfly:

1. Regan Smith – 2:04.99
2. Tess Howley — 2:05.69 (went 2:05.20 in World University Games semifinal)
3. Caroline Bricker – 2:05.80
4. Alex Shackell – 2:07.03
5. Lindsey Looney – 2:07.30
6. Audrey Derivaux – 2:07.75
7. Carli Cronk – 2:11.07
8. Campbell Stoll – 2:11.60

Women’s 50 Backstroke:

1. Katharine Berkoff – 26.97
2. Regan Smith – 27.20
3. Claire Curzan – 27.26
4. Leah Shackley – 27.31
5. Kennedy Noble – 27.67
6. Isabelle Stadden – 27.78
7. Rhyan White – 27.92
8. Kaitlyn Owens – 28.04

Women’s 100 Backstroke:

1. Regan Smith – 57.35
2. Katharine Berkoff – 58.13
3. Leah Shackley – 58.60 & Claire Curzan – 58.60 (tie)
4. N/A
5. Kennedy Noble – 59.78
6. Phoebe Bacon – 58.80
7. Charlotte Crush – 59.30
8. Rylee Erisman – 59.39

Women’s 200 Backstroke:

1. Regan Smith – 2:04.29
2. Claire Curzan – 2:05.09
3. Leah Shackley – 2:05.99
4. Phoebe Bacon – 2:06.79
5. Kennedy Noble – 2:07.82 (went 2:06.97 in World University Games semifinal)
6. Rhyan White – 2:08.13
7. Charlotte Crush – 2:08.39
8. Teagan O’Dell – 2:08.62

Women’s 50 Breaststroke:

1. Lilly King – 29.88 *retiring
2. McKenzie Siroky – 30.43
3. Emma Weber — 30.43 (Note: Siroky won the swim-off over Weber, meaning she will likely get the Priority 1 Pan Pacs roster spot nod)
4. Skyler Smith – 30.47
5. Alex Walsh – 30.54
6. Piper Enge – 30.86
7. Lucy Thomas – 31.02
8. Rachel McAlpin – 31.34

Women’s 100 Breaststroke:

1. Kate Douglass – 1:05.27
2. Lilly King – 1:06.02 *retiring
3. Alex Walsh – 1:06.50
4. Emma Weber – 1:06.55
5. Piper Enge – 1:07.61
6. McKenzie Siroky – 1:07.66
7. Gabby Rose – 1:08.54
8. Elle Scott – 1:08.99

Women’s 200 Breaststroke:

1. Kate Douglass – 2:18.50
2. Alex Walsh – 2:22.45
3. Katie Christopherson – 2:26.65
4. Abigail Herscu – 2:26.87
5. Leah Hayes – 2:27.68
6. Emma Weber – 2:27.69
7. Lucy Bell – 2:27.72
8. Kayda Geyer – 2:29.72

Women’s 200 IM:

1. Alex Walsh – 2:08.45
2. Phoebe Bacon – 2:09.22
3. Leah Hayes – 2:09.48
4. Caroline Bricker – 2:10.12
5. Audrey Derivaux – 2:10.91
6. Teagan O’Dell – 2:11.25
7. Lucy Bell – 2:12.33

Women’s 400 IM:

1. Emma Weyant – 4:34.81
2. Leah Hayes – 4:36.04
3. Katie Grimes – 4:36.52
4. Teagan O’Dell – 4:39.96
5. Audrey Derivaux – 4:41.39
6. Emily Brown – 4:43.38
7. Zoe Dixon – 4:44.18
8. Kayla Han – 4:44.49

Men’s 50 Freestyle:

1. Jack Alexy – 21.36 (went 21.32 in Worlds semifinal)
2. Santo Condorelli – 21.68
3. Jonny Kulow – 21.73
4. Quintin McCarty – 21.79
5. Chris Guiliano – 21.86
6. Patrick Sammon – 22.11
7. Matt King – 22.12
8. Daniel Baltes – 22.19

Men’s 100 Freestyle:

1. Jack Alexy – 46.92 (went 46.81 in Worlds semifinal)
2. Patrick Sammon – 47.47
3. Chris Guiliano – 47.49
4. Destin Lasco – 47.58
5. Jonny Kulow – 47.82
6. Shaine Casas – 47.92
7. Henry McFadden – 47.97
8. Grant House – 48.01

Men’s 200 Freestyle:

1. Luke Hobson – 1:43.73
2. Gabriel Jett – 1:44.70
3. Rex Maurer – 1:45.13
4. Henry McFadden – 1:45.22
5. Carson Foster – 1:45.45
6. Kieran Smith – 1:45.72
7. Chris Guiliano – 1:45.73
8. Luka Mijatovic – 1:46.39

Men’s 400 Freestyle:

1. Rex Maurer – 3:43.33
2. Luka Mijatovic – 3:45.71
3. Ryan Erisman – 3:46.01
4. David Johnston – 3:47.10
5. Kieran Smith – 3:47.17
6. Luke Hobson – 3:47.47
7. Alec Enyeart – 3:48.96
8. Joey Tepper – 3:49.72

Men’s 800 Freestyle:

1. Bobby Finke – 7:43.13
2. Rex Maurer – 7:49.53
3. David Johnston – 7:49.85
4. Ryan Erisman – 7:51.74
5. Luka Mijatovic – 7:53.80
6. Lance Norris – 7:55.85
7. Aiden Hammer – 7:55.94
8. Carson Hick – 7:56.16

Men’s 1500 Freestyle:

1. Bobby Finke – 14:36.60
2. David Johnston – 14:57.83
3. Aiden Hammer – 15:05.13
4. Carson Hick – 15:05.87
5. Lane Norris – 15:11.46
6. Will Mulgrew – 15:11.52
7. Gabriel Manteufel – 15:15.08
8. Levi Sandidge – 15:16.40

Men’s 50 Butterfly:

1. Dare Rose – 23.06 (went 23.02 in Worlds semifinal)
2. Michael Andrew – 23.21
3. Shaine Casas – 23.29
4. PJ Foy – 23.32
5. Kamal Muhammad – 23.49
6. Will Hayon – 23.55
7. Thomas Heilman – 23.57
8. Jonny Kulow – 23.75

Men’s 100 Butterfly:

1. Shaine Casas – 50.51
2. Thomas Heilman – 50.70
3. Dare Rose – 51.06
4. Luca Urlando – 51.44
5. Trenton Julian – 51.53
6. Kamal Muhammad – 51.89
7. Matthew Klinge – 52.15
8. Jack Dahlgren – 52.24

Men’s 200 Butterfly:

1. Luca Urlando – 1:51.87
2. Carson Foster – 1:53.70
3. Thomas Heilman – 1:54.03
4. Trenton Julian – 1:55.26
5. Gabriel Jett – 1:55.37
6. Mason Laur – 1:55.63
7. Jack Dahlgren – 1:55.97
8. Mitchell Schott – 1:56.47

Men’s 50 Backstroke:

1. Quintin McCarty – 24.34
2. Shaine Casas – 24.44
3. Will Modglin – 24.76
4. Jack Dolan – 24.84
5. Grant Bochenski – 24.86
6. Jack Wilkening – 24.88
7. Jack Aikins – 24.91
8. Joe Hayburn – 25.26

Men’s 100 Backstroke:

1. Will Modglin – 52.54
2. Daniel Diehl – 52.94
3. Tommy Janton – 53.00
4. Jack Aikins – 53.19
5. Keaton Jones – 53.79
6. Jack Wilkening – 53.87
7. Hudson Williams – 54.25
8. Destin Lasco – 54.27

Men’s 200 Backstroke:

1. Jack Aikins – 1:54.25
2. Keaton Jones – 1:54.85
3. Daniel Diehl – 1:55.08
4. David King – 1:55.64
5. Michael Hochwalt – 1:57.00
6. JT Ewing – 1:58.08
7. Tommy Hagar – 1:58.47
8. Caleb Maldari – 2:00.72

Men’s 50 Breaststroke:

1. Campbell McKean – 26.90
2. Michael Andrew – 26.92
3. Brian Benzing – 27.40
4. Travis Gulledge – 27.46
5. Nate Germonprez – 27.55
6. Alexei Avakov – 27.70
7. Jake Wang – 27.79
8. Ben Cono – 27.86

Men’s 100 Breaststroke:

1. Campbell McKean – 58.96
2. Josh Matheny – 59.18
3. Ben Delmar — 59.80
4. Nate Germonprez – 59.89
5. Michael Andrew – 59.99
6. AJ Pouch – 1:00.17
7. Jassen Yep – 1:00.32
8. Gabe Nunziata – 1:00.86

Men’s 200 Breaststroke:

1. Josh Matheny – 2:08.87
2. AJ Pouch – 2:09.31 (went 2:08.34 in Worlds semifinal)
3. Ben Delmar – 2:09.50
4. Gabe Nunziata – 2:09.71
5. Josh Bey – 2:10.89
6. Campbell McKean – 2:11.12
7. Jassen Yep – 2:11.32
8. Andy Dobrzanski – 2:15.48

Men’s 200 IM:

1. Shaine Casas – 1:54.30
2. Carson Foster – 1:55.76
3. Trenton Julian – 1:57.59
4. Owen McDonald – 1:57.98
5. Grant House – 1:58.07
6. Kieran Smith – 1:58.11
7. Mitchell Schott – 1:59.17
8. Baylor Nelson – 2:02.63

Men’s 400 IM:

1. Bobby Finke – 4:07.46
2. Carson Foster – 4:07.92
3. Rex Maurer – 4:09.65
4. Baylor Nelson – 4:12.69
5. Luka Mijatovic – 4:16.75
6. Mason Laur – 4:17.21
7. Tommy Bried – 4:17.52
8. Mitchell Schott – 4:21.55

THE ROSTER BREAKDOWN, AS THINGS CURRENTLY STAND

WOMEN:

Priority #1 (12 swimmers):

• Gretchen Walsh – 50 Free (1st), 100 Free (2nd), 50 Fly (1st), 100 Fly (1st)
• Katie Ledecky – 200 Free (2nd), 400 Free (1st), 800 Free (1st), 1500 Free (1st)
• Torri Huske – 100 Free (1st), 200 Free (3rd)
• Kate Douglass – 100 Free (4th), 100 Breast (1st), 200 Breast (1st)
• Regan Smith – 200 Fly (1st), 100 Back (1st), 200 Back (1st)
• Simone Manuel – 100 Free (3rd)
• Claire Weinstein – 200 Free (1st)
• Erin Gemmell – 200 Free (4th)
• Katharine Berkoff – 50 Back (1st)
• McKenzie Siroky – 50 Breast (1st)
• Alex Walsh – 200 IM (1st)
• Emma Weyant – 400 IM (1st)

Priority #2 (5 swimmers):

• Tess Howley – 200 Fly (2nd)
• Claire Curzan – 200 Back (2nd)
• Emma Weber – 50 Breast (2nd)
• Phoebe Bacon – 200 IM (2nd)
• Leah Hayes – 400 IM (2nd)

Priority #3 (1 swimmer):

• Anna Peplowski – 200 Free (T-4th)

Priority #4 (9 swimmers, 1 over 26 roster limit):

Only 8 of the 9 swimmers qualified in the priority 4 sector can qualify. Per USA Swimming, the tie is broken as follows:

“Each swimmer’s fastest Time in their Event will be ranked according to the AQUA Points Table, 2025. The swimmer who has the highest ranking shall be Selected to the Team.”

• Leah Shackley – 100 Back (3rd), 200 Back (3rd) –> 930 AQUA points
• Jillian Cox – 800 Free & 1500 Free (3rd), 1500 Free (3rd) –> 865 (1500) / 912 (800) AQUA points
• Caroline Bricker – 200 Fly (3rd) –> 907 AQUA points
• Skyler Smith – 50 Breast (officially 4th, but technically 3rd due to King’s retirement) –> 876 AQUA points
• Alex Shackell – 100 Fly (3rd) –> 874 AQUA points
• Katie Grimes – 400 IM (3rd) –> 873 AQUA points
• Bella Sims – 400 Free (3rd) –> 864 AQUA points
• Brady Kendall – 50 Fly (3rd) –> 827 AQUA points
• Katie Christopherson – 200 Breast (3rd) –> 825 AQUA points

MEN:

Priority #1 (17 swimmers):

• Jack Alexy – 50 Free (1st), 100 Free (1st)
• Bobby Finke – 800 Free (1st), 1500 Free (1st), 400 IM (1st)
• Rex Maurer – 200 Free (3rd), 400 Free (1st)
• Shaine Casas – 100 Fly (1st), 200 IM (1st)
• Campbell McKean – 50 Breast (1st), 100 Breast (1st)
• Patrick Sammon – 100 Free (2nd)
• Chris Guiliano – 100 Free (3rd)
• Destin Lasco – 100 Free (4th)
• Luke Hobson – 200 Free (1st)
• Gabriel Jett – 200 Free (2nd)
• Henry McFadden – 200 Free (4th)
• Dare Rose – 50 Fly (1st)
• Luca Urlando – 200 Fly (1st)
• Quintin McCarty – 50 Back (1st)
• Will Modglin – 100 Back (1st)
• Jack Aikins – 200 Back (1st)
• Josh Matheny – 200 Breast (1st)

Priority #2 (9 swimmers = MAX 26 roster limit, no priority 3, 4, & 5 swimmers):

• Michael Andrew – 50 Fly (2nd), 50 Breast (2nd)
• Thomas Heilman – 100 Fly (2nd)
• Carson Foster – 200 Fly (2nd), 200 IM (2nd), 400 IM (2nd)
• Daniel Diehl – 100 Back (2nd)
• Keaton Jones – 200 Back (2nd)
• AJ Pouch – 200 Breast (2nd)
• Santo Condorelli – 50 Free (2nd)
• Luka Mijatovic – 400 Free (2nd)
• David Johnston – 1500 Free (2nd)

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