| THE RESULTS ARE IN FOR THE USA SWIMMING NATIONAL OPEN WATER SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE OPEN WATER PURSUIT OF JUNE 6th: | Men's 10K results are here.Women's 10K results are here. Men's 5K Open Water Swimming Championship results are here.Women's 5K results are here. Solo 2K Open Water Pursuit results are here. Trio Team 2K Open Water Pursuit results are here. Quad Squad 2K Open Water Pursuit results are here. Solo 4K Open Water Pursuit results are here. Trio Team 4K Open Water Pursuit results are here. Quad Squad 4K Open Water Pursuit results are here. |
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 | Name: Chloe Sutton
Age: 18
Team: Mission Viejo Nadadores
Home Town: Mission Viejo, California
School: University of Nebraska Independent Study Program
Bio: Multi-time national open water swimming champion. 2008 Olympian
Why Open Water? "I was invited to a USA Swimming Open Water camp for swimmers who had never tried it before. We were expected to participate in the USA Swimming national championships in Ft. Myers, Florida - and I won my first 10K there." |
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 | Name: Emily Brunemann
Team: University of Michigan
Bio: 2008 NCAA champion in 1650-yard Freestyle, five-time NCAA All-American, 2009 USA Swimming Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year, represented the USA in the 5K and 10K at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome and 2007 USA Swimming national 1500-meter champion.
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 | Name: Haley Anderson
Age: 18
Team: USC
Home Town: Granite Bay, California
School: USC
Why Open Water? "I have never really tried it. I never had real long open water competition. The max I have done is a mile open water. I thought it would be interesting to see how I do. I have had some success with distance in the pool so might as well try open water." |
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 | Name: Fran Crippen
Team: Germantown Academy Aquatic Club
Home Town: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
School: University of Virginia
Bio: A six-time USA Swimming national open water swimming champion, Fran has won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Swimming Championships, a silver medal in the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships 10K, two national pool titles in the 800-meter freestyle, a gold medal in the 2007 Pan American Games 10K, two silver medals in the 2003 Pan American Games 400- and 1500-meter freestyles and was an 11-time NCAA All-American. |
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 | Name: Andrew Gemmell
Age: 19
Team: Delaware Swim Team
Home Town: Wilmington, Delaware
School: Georgia University
Bio: Member of the 2009-2010 USA Swimming National Swim Team and a silver medalist in the 2009 World Swimming Championships 10K. He finished fifth in the 2009 World Swimming Championships 5K and was named the 2009 USA Swimming Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year. He won the 400 individual medley at the 2008 World Youth Championships and was a three-time high school Academic All-American. |
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 | Name: Alex Meyer
Team: Harvard University
Home Town: Ithaca, New York
School: Harvard University
Bio: Harvard University swim team co-captain. U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in the 1500-meter freestyle and NCAA qualifier in the 500-yard freestyle and 1650-yard freestyle who represented USA Swimming at the 2009 World Swimming Championships in the 25K race. |
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 | Name: Charles "Chip" Peterson
Age: 18
Home Town: Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina
School: University of North CarolinaHome Town: Palm Springs, California
Bio: 2005 world 10K open water swimming champion. 2005 world 5K open water swimming silver medalist. Member of the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Team in 2005 - 2008. Qualified for the U.S. Olympics Swim Trials in the 200-, 400- and 1500-meter freestyles and the 400-meter individual medley. 2007 Pan American Games 10K silver medalist. 2006 World Open Water Swimming Championships 5K silver medalist and sixth-place finisher in the 10K. 2005 USA Swimming Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year. |
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| | Name: Eva Fabian
Age: 16
Team: Greenwood Memorial Swim Club
Home Town: Keene, New Hampshire
School: Oak Meadow
Bio: Tenth at the 2009 FINA World Swimming Championships 25K, second at the 2009 USA Swimming National 10K Open Water Swimming Championnships, 27th at the 10K 2009 FINA World Swimming Championships 10K, won the 2009 USA Swimming National 5K Open Water Swimming Championships, fourth in the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming championships 10K
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 | Name: Sergiy Fesenko
School: Indiana University
Team: Azerbaijan National Swimming Federation
Bio 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympian for Azerbaijan, top eight finisher at the European Championships in 400- and 1500-meter freestyle, 6th and 7th in the 800- and 400-meter freestyle at the 2007 World Swimming Championships, FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup and FINA Open Water Grand Prix competitor. |
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 | Name: Emily Hanson
School: University of Michigan
Home Town: Bloomington, Illinoi
Bio: Member of the 2009 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Team, 6th place in 1650-yard freestyle at the 2007 NCAA Championship. Swam the 5K and 25K at the 2009 World Swimming Championships. |
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 | Name: Mazen Mohamed Aziz
Team: Southern Illinois University
Home Town: Egypt
School: Southern Illinois University
Bio: Top marathon swimmer from Egypt, winner of the 2008 Lac St-Jean FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup and top-ranked FINA marathon swimmer. |
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| | Name: Sean Ryan
School: The McCallie School (incoming freshman at University of Michigan in 2010)
Home Town: Hixson, Tennessee
Bio: Member of the USA Swimming Junior National Team and member of the 2009 USA Swimming National Open Water Swim Team. Placed 11th at the 2009 World Swimming Championships 25K. |
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