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September 29, 2021 - Congratulations to National Diversity Select Team Members!


The National Diversity Select Camp, which will be held October 21-24, 2021, will provide 56 athletes from diverse backgrounds and under-represented populations with the opportunity to participate in a one-of-a-kind swimming experience. In the three-day camp, campers will participate in pool training, motivational and educational sessions, as well as team-building activities. 2020 Tokyo Olympic alumni of the program include Simone Manuel, Jay Litherland, Torri Huske and Natalie Hinds.  

The goal of USA Swimming’s National Diversity Select Camp is to:

  • Demonstrate the viability of multicultural success in swimming 
  • Achieve performance excellence at every level of the sport 
  • Expound the benefits and value of participating in the sport of swimming 
  • Assist in recruiting more swimmers and coaches from diverse ethnicities to the sport of swimming 
  • Develop positive leaders and role models that others from multicultural backgrounds can emulate.  


Congratulations to the following swimmers for their selection to the National Diversity Select Camp:

Brendon Chang (BSW)

Parker Del Balso (BAC)

Ryan Lin (BAC)

Elayna Ling (PLS)

Abigail Ninan (SCSC)

Christopher Winalski (QSS)


For the full roster, click here