Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky headline Rio Olympics swim roster – USA TODAY

USA Swimming unveiled its official Olympic roster Sunday night, following the completion of its eight-day qualifying meet.

The headliners are those you’d expect, from 18-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps (who will swim three individual events — the 100- and 200-meter butterfly and the 200 individual medley) to the current world’s most dominant swimmer, Katie Ledecky (who will swim the 200, 400 and 800 frees).

Eleven-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte and five-time Olympic medalist Missy Franklin both struggled in signature events, but rebounded well throughout a rollercoaster meet, resulting in this: Both will swim fewer events in Rio de Janeiro than they did in London in 2012. Still, they made the U.S. roster, unlike some other familiar names, like Natalie Coughlin and Matt Grevers, who failed to qualify for the Games.

The story of the meet, undoubtedly, was all of the newcomers. There will be many new names and personalities making up this year’s team, as there is a younger average age on both the men’s and women’s sides.

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A full breakdown of the U.S. roster and which event(s) each swimmer qualified in can be found here.

Twenty-six men and 22 women will make up Team USA. (The numerical difference is due to the fact that Ledecky and Maya DiRado each qualified in three individual events on the women’s side.) Teams do not have to specify which swimmers will make up each relay until the day before preliminary heats at the Olympics, so there will be more clarity to come, particularly with the 4×100 and 4×200 freestyle relays.

USA Swimming also named its coaching staffs Sunday afternoon. Bob Bowman, the head men’s coach, will be assisted by Mike Bottom, Dave Durden and Jack Bauerle. David Marsh, the head women’s coach, will be assisted by Greg Meehan, Bruce Gemmell and Ray Looze.

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