By Amy Shipley

At least 37 athletes from clubs in the Greater Washington and Baltimore regions will compete at the U.S. championships in Indianapolis that begin Tuesday.

The Curl-Burke Swim Club is sending seven swimmers; the Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club and The Fish, four each; and the (George) Mason Swim Team, three. The Eagle Swim Team in Owings Mills  and the Green Terror Aquatic Club in Westminster will have two representatives, and the Mason Makos, one.

Sixteen swimmers, meanwhile, will compete under the North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) banner, including Olympic stars Michael Phelps, 24, and Katie Hoff, 20.

“It’s always been about personal bests and swimming in that environment and with those people and becoming better at it,” said Rockville-Montgomery Coach Dave Greene. “It’s about becoming accustomed to it and not as afraid of it, or intimidated.”

Nearly all of the up-and-comers will be trying to ignore the high-tech suit controversy that has rocked the sport in recent weeks. Though suits from 12 manufacturers will be available to all of the competitors, Curl-Burke, Rockville-Montgomery and NBAC are all Speedo-sponsored teams. Speedo hasn’t made any of the most controversial new suits.

“I think it’s going to be real interesting,” Curl-Burke Coach Pete Morgan said. “Athletes will be looking at what’s available and what’s fast, but we’re a Speedo team.”

A pair of NBAC up-and-comers, Elizabeth Pelton, 15, and Felicia Lee, 17, are each entered in five events; Pelton has a shot to make the world championship team in the 200 individual medley, where her entry time ranks fourth overall, and the 200 back, where she is fifth. In the 100 back, she is ranked eighth. Lee’s best event in the 100 fly; she is ranked 10th.

Phelps and Hoff lead a trio of athletes competing in four events. After winning eight golds in the Olympics, Phelps has pared down his program and turned his focus on speed events; he will compete in the 100 and 200 freestyle and the 100 and 200 fly, giving up the individual medleys in which he has been so dominant. Hoff also is giving the individual medley a rest; she will swim in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 freestyle.

NBAC’s Austin Surhoff, 18, the son of former Orioles player B.J., also will tackle four events (100 and 200 back and 200 and 400 individual medley), with his best entry time an 11th-best in the 200 individual medley.

Seven athletes will try their hand in three events. Olympic star Kate Ziegler, 21, will swim the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle for The Fish.  For Curl-Burke, Kristen Beales, 21, will swim the 400 individual medley and 400 and 800 free; Mei Christensen, 20, the 100 and 200 back and 50 free; and Elizabeth Kemp, 21, the 50, 100 and 200 free.

For Rockville-Montgomery, Eric Friedland, 19, will compete in the 200 medley and 100 and 200 breast, and Andrew Relihan, 19, the 200 back and 200 and 400 medley. Ashley Danner, 18, of Mason Swim Team will compete in the 200 medley and the 100 and 200 breast. Former George Mason swimmer Thomas Koucheravy will compete in just two events, the 400 and 1,500 free, but he has the fifth-best entry time in the 1,500 so could squeeze onto the world championship team.

The top two finishers in each event will win places on the U.S. team that goes to the world championships.

Ziegler and Hoff will square off in what should be a fascinating trio of races, the 200, 400 and 800 freestyles. They will be joined in the latter two races by Mission Viejo’s Chloe Sutton, 17, who trained with Ziegler at The Fish for a couple of years.

For a complete list of swimmers representing local clubs, see below. If we missed anyone, please drop us a comment and we will update the list. Please note that we mostly included locals who are currently swimming for local teams and identified themselves with that association on their entry forms. We will update the list to include local swimmers competing for their college programs as we learn about them.

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Men’s 50 Free
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
38	Giles Smith	17	Eagle Swim Team	23.21
Women’s 50 Free
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
34	Christie Raleigh	22	North Baltimore	26.17
48	Elizabeth Pelton	15	North Baltimore	26.29
61	Mei Christensen	20	Curl Burke	22.42Y
66	Elizabeth Kemp	21	Curl Burke	22.79Y
68	Bethany Adams	17	GTAC	22.80Y
Men’s 100 Free
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
1	Michael Phelps	24	North Baltimore	47.5
Women’s 100 Free
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
6	Kathryn Hoff	20	North Baltimore	54.28
25	Elizabeth Pelton	15	North Baltimore	56.00
46	Felicia Lee	17	North Baltimore	56.75
54	Elizabeth Kemp	21	Curl Burke	56.94
Men’s 100 Back
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
29	Austin Surhoff	18	North Baltimore	56.97
Women’s 100 Back
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
8	Elizabeth Pelton	15	North Baltimore	1:01.34
19	Mei Christensen	20	Curl Burke	1:02.52
32	Felicia Lee	17	North Baltimore	1:03.48
65	Lauren Smart	19	U. Va.	54.48Y
Men’s 100 Breast
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
12	Eric Friedland	19	Rockville Montgomery	1:03.03
32	Eric Knight	22	Mason Swim	54.05Y
Women’s 100 Breast
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
20	Ellyn Baumgardner	18	Curl Burke	1:10.51
23	Ashley Danner	18	Mason Swim	1:10.82
34	Katherine McDonnell	21	U. Va.	1:11.33
54	Colleen Haase	20	U. Ga.	59.67Y
68	Jennifer Wilson	18	Curl Burke	1:01.96Y
72	Bethany Adams	17	GTAC	1:02.08Y
Men’s 100 Fly
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
1	Michael Phelps	24	North Baltimore	50.58
20	Todd Patrick	24	Una NBAC	54.36
21	Sean Fletcher	17	Mason Makos	54.40
Women’s 100 Fly
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
10	Felicia Lee	17	North Baltimore	59.41
19	Katherine Sieben	20	NOVA of Virginia/Richmond	1:00.38
20	Christie Raleigh	22	North Baltimore	1:01.16
42	Lauren Smart	19	U. Va.	1:01.33
45	Elizabeth Shaw	20	U. Va.	1:01.37
26	Suzanne Schwee	19	Curl Burke	53.71Y
Men’s 200 Free
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
1	Michael Phelps	24	North Baltimore	1:42.96
31	John Azar	21	U. Va.	1:51.42
66	Eric Knight	22	Mason Swim	1:36.35Y
Women’s 200 Free
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
1	Kathryn Hoff	20	North Baltimore	1:55.78
13	Kate Ziegler	21	The Fish	1:59.23
58	Jenna Harris	21	U. Va.	2:02.90
58	Elizabeth Kemp	21	Curl Burke	2:02.90
Men’s 200 Back
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
16	Austin Surhoff	18	North Baltimore	2:02.14
38	Andrew Relihan	19	Rockville Montgomery	1:44.52Y
Women’s 200 Back
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
5	Elizabeth Pelton	15	North Baltimore	2:10.25
22	Mei Christensen	20	Curl Burke	2:14.60
36	Meredith Monroe	20	Curl Burke	2:15.93
45	Camryne Morris	14	North Baltimore	2:15.97
60	Lauren Smart	19	U. Va.	1:55.82Y
72	Nicole LaPere	20	NOVA of Virginia/Richmond	1:58.00Y
Men’s 200 Breast
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
7	Eric Friedland	19	Rockville Montgomery	2:15.81
Women’s 200 Breast
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
22	Katherine McDonnell	21	U. Va.	2:32.90
42	Ashley Danner	18	Mason Swim	2:32.16
48	Colleen Haase	20	U. Ga.	2:08.63Y
Men’s 200 Fly
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
1	Michael Phelps	24	North Baltimore	1:52.03
21	Todd Patrick	24	Una NBAC	2:01.56
23	Mark Meyer	19	Una RMSC	2:01.91
Women’s 200 Fly
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
11	Felicia Lee	17	North Baltimore	2:11.11
21	Kailey Morris	21	North Baltimore	2:13.35
32	Patricia Descenza	21	U. Md.	2:14.58
36	Andrea Staub	17	North Baltimore	2:15.50
63	Jennifer Vogel	21	U. Md.	1:55.81Y
67	Suzanne Schwee	19	Curl Burke	1:57.63Y
71	Brooke Golden	19	GTAC	1:58.32Y
Men’s 200 IM
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
11	Austin Surhoff	18	North Baltimore	2:02.51
62	Andrew Relihan	19	Rockville Montgomery	1:46.03Y
63	Timothy Hayes	20	U. Va.	1:46.56Y
67	Eric Friedland	19	Rockville Montgomery	1:47.42
Women’s 200 IM
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
4	Elizabeth Pelton	15	North Baltimore	2:12.07
18	Felicia Lee	17	North Baltimore	2:15.82
33	Ashley Danner	18	Mason Swim	2:18.18
46	Elizabeth Shaw	20	U. Va.	2:19.00
56	Andrea Staub	17	North Baltimore	2:19.58
59	Katherine McDonnell	21	U. Va.	1:57.82Y
Men’s 400 Free
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
16	Thomas Koucheravy	24	Mason Swim	3:55.18
39	Andrew Cosgarea	16	North Baltimore	3:59.06
48	Matthew Benecki	18	The Fish	3:59.71
Women’s 400 Free
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
1	Kathryn Hoff	20	North Baltimore	4:02.20
2	Kate Ziegler	21	The Fish	4:03.92
6	Chloe Sutton	17	Mission Viejo Na	4:08.94
39	Kailey Morris	21	North Baltimore	4:18.12
46	Kelly Offutt	16	North Baltimore	4:18.72
58	Kristen Beales	21	Curl Burke	4:42.87Y
62	Meredith Budner	20	Rockville Montgomery	4:44.87Y
Men’s 400 IM
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
12	Austin Surhoff	18	North Baltimore	4:24.07
18	Brennan Morris	18	North Baltimore	4:25.81
25	Bryan Offutt	17	North Baltimore	4:27.29
39	Andrew Relihan	19	Rockville Montgomery	3:48.40Y
47	Andrew Brake*	20	Curl Burke	3:50.77Y
Women’s 400 IM
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
22	Kailey Morris	21	North Baltimore	4:49.89
32	Willa Wang	14	North Baltimore	4:51.50
53	Kristen Beales	21	Curl Burke	4:54.15
54	Andrea Staub	17	North Baltimore	4:54.52
76	Meredith Budner	20	Rockville Montgomery	4:15.00Y
Women’s 800 Free
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
1	Kathryn Hoff	20	North Baltimore	8:19.70
2	Kate Ziegler	21	The Fish	8:25.38
3	Chloe Sutton	17	Mission Viejo Na	8:27.60
31	Camryne Morris	14	North Baltimore	8:49.34
36	Kristen Beales	21	Curl Burke	9:43.93Y
39	Meredith Budner	20	Rockville Montgomery	9:46.49Y
44	Natalie Beale	15	North Baltimore	9:52.05Y
49	Jenna Harris	21	U. Va.	9:54.74Y
50	Rebecca Flora	17	Eagle Swim Team	9:55.14Y
53	Willa Wang	14	North Baltimore	9:56.37Y
60	Lauren Hine	15	North Baltimore	9:57.94Y
Men’s 1500 Free
Event Rank	Name	Age	Affiliation	Seed Time
5	Thomas Koucheravy	24	Mason Swim	15:16.38
22	Brennan Morris	18	North Baltimore	15:38.88
25	Andrew Cosgarea	16	North Baltimore	15:41.71
40	Matthew Benecki	18	The Fish	15:24.49Y
62	Adam Pennington	16	The Fish	15:24.49Y

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