USA Swimming Names 38 To 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championship Roster
By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships
August 21-24, 2024
Canberra, Australia
LCM (50 meters)
U.S. Selection Criteria
USA Swimming has announced the 38 swimmers who will represent the Stars and Stripes at the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, which will be held August 21-24 in Canberra, Australia.
The roster was selected based on the results of the U.S. Olympic Trials, which concluded on June 23 in Indianapolis.
Headlining the roster is Sandpipers of Nevada’s Luke Ellis and Team Greenville’s Lilla Bognar, who both qualified to swim three individual events at the championships.
Ellis placed 5th in the men’s 1500 free at the Trials in a personal best of 15:06.71, and he also posted the 5th-fatsest time in the prelims of the 800 free (7:54.26) before scratching the final. He also qualified for Junior Pan Pacs in the 400 IM, where he placed 14th in Indy in a PB of 4:19.94.
Bognar had a standout performance in the women’s 400 IM, placing 3rd in 4:37.86 to dispatch her previous best time by three seconds. She was also 7th in the 200 IM, setting a PB of 2:12.33 in the semis, and also qualified for Junior Pan Pacs in the 200 back after finishing 9th overall at Trials in 2:09.51.
Audrey Derivaux, the 14-year-old who made headlines at the Trials after she qualified for the final of the women’s 400 IM, will make her international debut in Canberra, having landed a spot on the U.S. team in the 400 IM and the 200 fly.
Another notable youngster on the team is Luka Mijatovic, the 15-year-old standout who has been rewriting the boys’ National Age Group Records in the distance freestyle events. Mijatovic will race the 200 and 400 free at Junior Pan Pacs.
Swimmers who won gold at the 2023 World Junior Championships who will be competing in the Australian capital include Kayla Han, Teagan O’Dell, Leah Shackley and Norvin Clontz. Han was also the silver medalist in the girls’ 400 IM at the last edition of the Junior Pan Pacs in 2022.
“Being able to represent the U.S. internationally provides an incredible opportunity to these athletes, coaches, and the pipeline of USA Swimming,” said USA Swimming National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko.
“These athletes had impressive performances at Olympic Trials last month, and we look forward to watching them represent themselves, their clubs, and USA Swimming in Australia in August.”
The girls’ roster also features Madi Mintenko and Erika Pelaez, who both won four medals at the 2023 World Juniors.
GIRLS’ ROSTER (18)
Name
Event(s)
Hometown
Club
Lilla Bognar
200/400 IM, 200 BK
Travelers Rest, S.C.
Team Greenville
Charlotte Crush
100 FL
Louisville, Ky.
Audrey Derivaux
200 FL, 400 IM
Haddonfield, N.J.
Jersey Wahoos
Kennedi Dobson
200/800 FR
Levittown, Pa.
Paige Downey
800/1500 FR
Gilbert, Ariz.
Rylee Erisman
50/100 FR
Windermere, Fla.
Laker Swim
Kayla Han
400/1500 FR
La Mirada, Calif.
Lily King
4×100 FR-R
Latrobe, Pa.
Raya Mellott
200 BR
Danville, Calif.
Madi Mintenko
200/400 FR, 4×100 FR-R
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Teagan O’Dell
100/200 BK
Chino Hills, Calif.
Annam Olasewere
50 FR
Greenwich, Conn.
Erika Pelaez
100 FR, 4×200 FR-R
Hialeah, Fla.
Eagle Aquatics
Addie Robillard
200 BR
Mason, Ohio
Elle Scott
100 BR, 200 IM
Charlotte, N.C.
Leah Shackley
100 FL, 100 BK
Bedford, Penn.
Eliza Wallace
100 BR
Charlotte, N.C.
Kelsey Zhang
200 FL
Saratoga, Calif.
BOYS’ ROSTER (20)
Name
Event(s)
Hometown
Club
Blake Amlicke
100 BK
Clarksville, Tenn.
Josh Bey
200 BR
Hinsdale, Ill.
Norvin Clontz
400 FR
Charlotte, N.C.
Rowan Cox
100 FL
Austin, Texas
Luke Ellis
800/1500 FR, 400 IM
Las Vegas, Nev.
Gregg Enoch
400 IM
Carmel, Ind.
Aiden Hammer
800 FR
Fox Island, Wash.
Josh Howat
50 FR
Springfield, Va.
Gavin Keogh
200 BK
Erie, Colo.
Sam Lorenz
100 BK
Thiensville, Wisc.
Campbell McKean
100 BR
Bend, Ore.
Luka Mijatovic
200/400 FR
Pleasanton, Calif.
William Mulgrew
1500 FR
Walpole, Mass.
Joe Polyak
200 IM, 100 BR
Iowa City, Iowa
Logan Robinson
200 FL
Pensacola, Fla.
Quin Seider
100 FR
Oak View, Calif.
Andrew Shackell
4×200 FR-R
Carmel, Ind.
August Vetsch
100 FL
Queen Creek, Ariz.
Swim Neptune
Jordan Willis
200 BR
Waxhaw, N.C.
Jason Zhao
100, 200 FR
Cincinnati, Ohio
USA Swimming also announced Greater Somerset County’s Mary Korey and Lakeside Aquatic Club’s Jason Walter as head coaches of the girls’ and boys’ teams, respectively.
Logan Redondo (Mission Viejo Nadadores), Mike Laitala (Longhorn Aquatics), Joe Natina (Crow Canyon Sharks), Emilie Hoeper (Mason Manta Rays), Christoper Pfaff (Carmel Swim Club), and Kyle Goller (Laker Aquatics) will serve as assistant coaches.
U.S. COACHING STAFF
Position
Coach
Club
Women’s Head Coach:
Mary Korey
Men’s Head Coach:
Jason Walter
Assistant Coaches:
Kyle Goller
Laker Aquatics
Mike Laitala
Christopher Pfaff
At the 2022 Junior Pan Pacs in Honolulu, the U.S. dominated the medal table with 19 gold and 46 total medals.
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