Swimming

Rachel Klinker Added To US 2024 World Championship Roster For 200 Butterfly

January 26, 2024

USA Swimming has added Rachel Klinker to its 2024 World Championships roster in Doha. Klinker will compete in the 200 butterfly.

Just two days ago, the US added four girls to the roster after Claire Weinstein and Katie Grimes decided it “made more sense to stay closer to home” as there were “many factors that went into the decision” according to Coach Ron Aitken. The addition of Klinker now brings the women’s roster to eight, while the US will have 12 men compete next month.

When the four girls were added two days ago, they covered all of the events that Weinstein and Grimes were entered in, with the exception of the 200 butterfly. Grimes was originally scheduled to swim the event and no one had replaced that entry until now as Klinker will compete in the event.

Klinker is currently in her senior season with Cal. Notably, the team will return from Doha on February 19th, just nine days before the start of the Pac-12 Championships which begin February 28th.

This past summer, Klinker finished 9th in the 200 butterfly at US Summer Nationals swimming a 2:09.87. Klinker’s best time in the race stands at a 2:09.18 which she swam at 2020 Wave II Olympic Trials in semifinals, where she went on to finish 8th in the finals.

The US will depart on February 5th for training in Doha beginning February 6th. Competition is scheduled to take place from February 11th-18th. Full selection procedures can be seen here. The US will have three coaches on the staff.

WOMEN’S ROSTER

NAME	EVENTS	HOMETOWN	CLUB/COLLEGE TEAM	COLLEGE AFFILIATION
Lilla Bognar	400 IM; 200 BK	Travlers Rest, SC	Team Greenville	^Florida, ’29
Claire Curzan	50/100/200 BK; 50/100 FL; 50 FR	Cary, N.C.	Alto Swim Club	Virginia, ‘26
Kate Douglass	50/100 FR; 200 IM; 200 BR; 50 FL	Pelham, N.Y.	New York Athletic Club	Virginia, ‘23
Piper Enge	50/100 BR	Mercer Island, Wash.	Bellevue Club Swim Team	^Texas, ‘28
Kayla Han	800/1500 FR, 400 IM	La Mirada, Calif	Carmel Swim Club	Undecided
Kate Hurst	1500 FR	Hillsdale, NJ	Scarlet Aquatics	^Texas, ‘28
Rachel Klinker	200 FL	Lexington, KY	California Aquatics	California, ’24
Addison Sauickie	200/400 FR	Sarasota, Fla	Sarasota Sharks	^Stanford, ’28

MEN’S ROSTER

NAME	EVENTS	HOMETOWN	CLUB/COLLEGE TEAM	COLLEGE AFFILIATION
Jack Aikins	100/200 BK	Atlanta, Ga.	Swim Atlanta	Virginia, ‘24
Michael Andrew	50 FR; 50 BK; 50 BR; 50 FL	Encinitas, Calif.	MA Swim Academy	N/A
Hunter Armstrong	50/100 BK	Dover, Ohio	New York Athletic Club	N/A
Shaine Casas	200 IM; 50/100 FL	McAllen, Texas	Longhorn Aquatics	N/A
Charlie Clark	800/1500 FR	Sandusky, Ohio	Ohio State University	Ohio State, ‘24
Nic Fink	50/100/200 BR	Morristown, N.J.	Metro Atlantic Aquatic Club	Georgia, ‘15
Carson Foster	200/400 IM; 200 FR	Cincinnati, Ohio	Mason Manta Rays	Texas, ‘24
Jake Foster	100/200 BR	Cincinnati, Ohio	Mason Manta Rays	Texas, ‘23
Zach Harting	100/200 FL	Huntsville, Ala.	Cardinal Aquatics	Louisville, ‘19
Luke Hobson	200 FR	Reno, Nev.	Longhorn Aquatics	Texas, ‘25
David Johnston	400 FR; 400 IM	Dallas, Texas	Longhorn Aquatics	Texas, ‘24
Matt King	50/100 FR	Snohomish, Wash.	Texas Ford Aquatics	N/A