US National Team Choice: Solitario, Wanezek and Bacon representing USA Swimming

MADISON, Wis – USA Swimming introduced the 2026-2027 United States National Swim Team, that includes two present Badgers of the Wisconsin males’s swimming crew and ladies’s swimming crew, Enzo Solitario and Maggie Wanezek, and alumna Phoebe Bacon. The trio will signify the United States at aggressive occasions starting October 2026.

Entering his sophomore yr, Solitario secured his spot on the US National Team along with his time of 1:54.99 within the Men’s 200m butterfly on the 2026 Toyota USA Swimming National Championships. Previously, he competed within the 2026 NCAA Championships and completed third within the 200 freestyle on the Big Ten Championships. Solitario was named to the 2026 All-Big Ten Second Team and the 2026 All-Big Ten Freshman Team.

Junior Wanezek earned second place within the Women’s 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke on the 2026 Toyota USA Swimming National Championships. With Wisconsin, she completed runner-up within the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke on the 2026 NCAA Championships. At the Big Ten Championships in February 2026, Wanezek set a Big Ten meet file of 1:48.94 within the 200 backstroke.

Wanezek was named to the 2026 First Team All-Big Ten. In 2025, she was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten and Freshman All-Big Ten.

Two-time Olympian and Badger alumna, Bacon now data six appearances on the US National Team. She earned fourth place within the Women’s 100m backstroke on the 2026 Toyota USA Swimming National Championships.

Bacon’s extremely adorned profession resume consists of first place within the 200 backstroke on the 2021 NCAA Championships and once more in 2024. She earned quite a few Big Ten recognitions similar to 2024 Big Ten First crew, 2023 All-Big Ten Second Team and 2021 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Bacon completed fourth within the 200m backstroke on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and fifth in the identical occasion on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.