It was introduced Monday, September 8, that Carson Hick of White Rock, 2023 graduate of Los Alamos High School and a junior on the University of Kentucky, has been named to the 2025-26 USA Swimming National Team. The males’s staff consists of 67 of the nation’s most elite swimmers and 21 represented universities, Hick being amongst these chosen for his nationwide staff debut.
The choice course of for the National Team is predicated purely on occasions. The six athletes with the quickest occasions at any qualifying competitors for every particular person Olympic occasion had been chosen as a part of the staff.
Coming off spectacular sophomore yr finishes on the NCAAs this previous season, Carson dropped 13 seconds off his finest time to clock 14:30.35 within the 1650 freestyle, ending sixth total. He represented Team USA on the World University Games in Germany, choosing up the sixth-place end within the 1500M freestyle and putting fourth in the identical race on the US Toyota Nationals, the place he set finest occasions within the 400 free (3:50.11), 800 free (7:56.16) and 1500M freestyle (15:05.87).
“I am so proud of Carson, his teammates, and his coaches for their commitment to world class swimming and can’t wait to see what the next few years will bring for him and the entire program at UK,” stated Head Coach Bret Lundgaard.