Reiser, Savarda Named to USA Swimming Junior National Team

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina swimming and diving freshmen Emma Reiser and Sianna Savarda earned spots on the 2024-25 U.S. National Junior Team roster, USA Swimming announced on Friday.

Athletes are eligible for the Junior National Team if they are 18 or younger as of December 31, 2024, have not competed individually at an Olympic Games or the 2023 World Championships, and were not named to the U.S. National Team. The first priority of the selection criteria is the top four swimmers in each individual Olympic event in the qualifying period (Jan. 1-Aug. 24, 2024), followed by adding any swimmers not previously named who achieve a certain time standard – 4 percent above the combined average of all medal-winning times from the 2016 and 2021 Olympics and the 2022 and 2023 World Championships.

Reiser earned her spot on the team in the 400 free. The Sugar Hill, Ga., native is also a three-time Georgia High School State Champion in the 500 free and was named 2024 Gwinnett Daily Post Swimmer of the Year.

Las Vegas, Nev., native Savarda qualified for the team in the 10K. She qualified for the 2024 World Junior Open Water Championships and has regularly earned the USA Swimming Gold Medal Club Excellence Award.

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