Simpson, Reynolds & Tuggle named to USA Swimming World 100 List

(Santa Maria, CA) - Parker Reynolds and Blake Simpson were named to the USA Swimming 18-under World 100 List. Newcomer Claire Tuggle was also named to the list, giving SMSC 3 present athletes on the prestigious ranking. Tuggle ranked 6th for her efforts in the 400 Freestyle this past summer. 

Reynolds and Simpson both secured the list through their 1500 Freestyle's last summer. Reynolds ranked 150th while Simpson ranked 230th.

All 3 athletes continue to be on-track for great performances at the USA Olympic Team Trials in June.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming today announced its 2019 18 & Under World 100 list. The complete world ranking list consists of 299 American male swimmers and 338 American female swimmers.

Heading the list of top-ranked performances are United States National Team members Regan Smith (Lakeville, Minn./Riptide Swimming) and Luca Urlando (Sacramento, Calif./DART Swimming). Smith’s top performance came via her world-record setting 200-meter backstroke performance at the 2019 FINA World Championships, while Urlando earns top spot by way of his 200m butterfly at the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series at Clovis, California.

The 18 & Under World 100 List is a reflection of the strength of USA Swimming’s future,” USA Swimming Director of the National Junior Team Mitch Dalton said. “While the National Junior Team is determined based on an all-age world ranking, the World 100 offers an apples-to-apples comparison of how our developmental-aged athletes compare to their international peers.
 

The 18 & Under World 100 is a ranking of the best 18 & Under swimmers in the U.S., according to their 18 & Under, Age-Defined World Ranking according to USA Swimming. The goal of the program is to acknowledge the excellence achieved by our best 18 & Under athletes, their coaches who lead them and their clubs who support them. The athlete must be a registered USA Swimming member at the time of the qualifying performance and must be eligible to represent the U.S. in International competition as of September 1, 2018. The athlete must be 18 or under on September 1, 2018 (born on, or after, September 2, 1999).