2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships
USA Swimming has introduced the 38 swimmers who will signify the Stars and Stripes on the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, which shall be held August 21-24 in Canberra, Australia.
The roster was chosen based mostly on the outcomes of the U.S. Olympic Trials, which concluded on June 23 in Indianapolis.
Headlining the roster is Sandpipers of Nevada’s Luke Ellis and Workforce Greenville’s Lilla Bognar, who each certified to swim three particular person occasions on the championships.
Ellis positioned Fifth within the males’s 1500 free on the Trials in a private better of 15:06.71, and he additionally posted the Fifth-fatsest time within the prelims of the 800 free (7:54.26) earlier than scratching the ultimate. He additionally certified for Junior Pan Pacs within the 400 IM, the place he positioned 14th in Indy in a PB of 4:19.94.
Bognar had a standout efficiency within the ladies’s 400 IM, putting third in 4:37.86 to dispatch her earlier greatest time by three seconds. She was additionally seventh within the 200 IM, setting a PB of two:12.33 within the semis, and in addition certified for Junior Pan Pacs within the 200 again after ending ninth general at Trials in 2:09.51.
Audrey Derivaux, the 14-year-old who made headlines on the Trials after she certified for the ultimate of the ladies’s 400 IM, will make her worldwide debut in Canberra, having landed a spot on the U.S. staff within the 400 IM and the 200 fly.
One other notable teen on the staff is Luka Mijatovic, the 15-year-old standout who has been rewriting the boys’ Nationwide Age Group Information within the distance freestyle occasions. Mijatovic will race the 200 and 400 free at Junior Pan Pacs.
Swimmers who gained gold on the 2023 World Junior Championships who shall be competing within the Australian capital embrace Kayla Han, Teagan O’Dell, Leah Shackley and Norvin Clontz. Han was additionally the silver medalist within the ladies’ 400 IM on the final version of the Junior Pan Pacs in 2022.
“Having the ability to signify the U.S. internationally offers an unimaginable alternative to those athletes, coaches, and the pipeline of USA Swimming,” mentioned USA Swimming Nationwide Workforce Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko.
“These athletes had spectacular performances at Olympic Trials final month, and we sit up for watching them signify themselves, their golf equipment, and USA Swimming in Australia in August.”
The women’ roster additionally options Madi Mintenko and Erika Pelaez, who each gained 4 medals on the 2023 World Juniors.
GIRLS’ ROSTER (18)
| Identify | Occasion(s) | Hometown | Membership |
| Lilla Bognar | 200/400 IM, 200 BK | Vacationers Relaxation, S.C. | Workforce 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. |
Jap Categorical Swim Workforce |
| 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. |
Crow Canyon Nation Membership Sharks |
| 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. |
Chelsea Piers Aquatic Membership |
| 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. |
Mecklenburg Swim Affiliation |
| Kelsey Zhang | 200 FL | Saratoga, Calif. |
Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics |
BOYS’ ROSTER (20)
| Identify | Occasion(s) | Hometown | Membership |
| Blake Amlicke | 100 BK | Clarksville, Tenn. | |
| Josh Bey | 200 BR | Hinsdale, In poor health. |
Highland Hurricanes Swim Membership |
| Norvin Clontz | 400 FR | Charlotte, N.C. |
Mecklenburg Swim Affiliation |
| 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. |
Nations Capital Swim Membership |
| 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 Metropolis, Iowa | |
| Logan Robinson | 200 FL | Pensacola, Fla. |
Larger Pensacola Aquatic Membership |
| 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 additionally introduced Larger Somerset County’s Mary Korey and Lakeside Aquatic Membership’s Jason Walter as head coaches of the women’ and boys’ groups, respectively.
Logan Redondo (Mission Viejo Nadadores), Mike Laitala (Longhorn Aquatics), Joe Natina (Crow Canyon Sharks), Emilie Hoeper (Mason Manta Rays), Christoper Pfaff (Carmel Swim Membership), and Kyle Goller (Laker Aquatics) will function assistant coaches.
U.S. COACHING STAFF
| Place | Coach | Membership |
| Girls’s Head Coach: | Mary Korey |
Larger Somerset County YMCA Swimming |
| Males’s Head Coach: | Jason Walter | |
| Assistant Coaches: | Kyle Goller | Laker Aquatics |
| Emilie Hoeper | ||
| Mike Laitala | ||
| Joe Natina | ||
| Christopher Pfaff | ||
| Logan Redondo |
On the 2022 Junior Pan Pacs in Honolulu, the U.S. dominated the medal desk with 19 gold and 46 whole medals.
