July 24, 2018
Meet Info | TV/Stream Schedule
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State men's swimmer Robbie Dickson (Greenwich, N.J.) and women's swimmers Maddie Hart (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) and Ally McHugh (Philadelphia, Pa.) will compete in the USA Swimming Phillips 66 Nationals Wednesday-Sunday at the William Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, California, while Will Roberson (Fulshear, Texas/Foster) will compete in the Speedo Junior Nationals in the same venue the following Tuesday.
The Phillips 66 Nationals will serve as the selection event for the USA National Teams competing at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, 2019 World Championships, 2019 World University Games, 2019 Pan American Championships, and 2018 Jr. Pan Pacific Championships. The meet will not count towards 2020 Olympic Trials qualifying.
McHugh, a member of the U.S. National Team, is listed on the psych sheet in the 800m freestyle (Wednesday), 400m IM (Friday), 400m free (Saturday), 1500m free (Sunday), Hart is listed in the 50m butterfly (Thursday), 100m butterfly (Friday), 50m back (Friday), 100m back (Saturday) and Dickson in the 1500m free (Wednesday) and 800m free (Sunday).
McHugh shined at the event last year, earning fourth-place finishes in both the 1500m free (16:16.20) and 400 IM (4:40.25) to earn a place on the 2018 World University Games team, where she won a pair of silver medals, and a spot on the National Team for the 2017-18 year.
The entirety of the meet will be streamed between USASwimming.org and NBCSports.com, while the Olympic Channel will broadcast finals live Wednesday-Saturday. NBC Sports Network and NBC will air portions on tape delay. Consult USASwimming.org for a day-by-day schedule.
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