United States at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

The American team competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China from July 16 to July 31. The United States topped the gold medal count in the competition with 17 golds and finished the competition with 32 total medals, behind China's 36. 16 of the 17 gold medals came from the swimming competition and one came from the open water swimming competition. Individually, Michael Phelps won the most overall medals in the competition with seven (four golds, two silvers, one bronze). Ryan Lochte won the most gold medals among the male competitors with five and finished the competition with six medals total.

Medalists
Key: (WR) = World record, (AM) = Americas record, (NR) = National record (If a swim is a world record, it is subsequently an area and national record).

Diving
There are two spots in each individual event (1 m, 3 m, and 10 m) and one team spot for each synchronized event (3 m and 10 m) that American divers are eligible for. The first selection for men's and women's 3 m and 10 m events was the 2011 USA Diving Winter National Championships, where the four divers with the top cumulative score moved onto the second selection event, the 2011 Fina USA Diving Grand Prix. At the 2011 Fina USA Diving Grand Prix, the top two divers with the highest cumulative score are selected to represent the United States.

The selection for synchronized events and the men's and women's 1 m springboard took place in May.

In all, there will be 14 divers (6 men & 8 females). The divers who are going to the 2011 Fina USA Diving Grand Prix, and are eligible to be selected to represent the United States is as follows:

Open water swimming
In the men's and women's 25 km race, both held on July 23, USA Swimming recommended its athletes not compete due to "extreme temperature conditions." USA swimming said the water temperature exceeded its recommended limit and as a result, Alex Meyer and Haley Anderson withdrew from the race. However, Claire Thompson elected to stay in the race and was afforded the opportunity because of the Amateur Sports Act, which guarantees athletes the right to compete. But USA Swimming said they would monitor her closely. Thompson did not complete the race.

Swimming
There will be 43 swimmers (21 men & 22 females) that will compete at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.

Men
Nathan Adrian, Mihail Alexandrov, Ricky Berens, Tyler Clary, Conor Dwyer, Mark Gangloff, Charlie Houchin, Cullen Jones, Elliott Keefer, Chad LaTourette, Jason Lezak, Ryan Lochte, Tyler McGill, Michael Phelps, David Plummer, Scot Robison, Eric Shanteau, Nick Thoman, Peter Vanderkaay, David Walters, and Garrett Weber-Gale.

Women
Amanda Beard, Elizabeth Beisel, Natalie Coughlin, Teresa Crippen, Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Kathleen Hersey, Katie Hoff, Kara Lynn Joyce, Dagny Knutson, Ariana Kukors, Caitlin Leverenz, Christine Magnuson, Elizabeth Pelton, Allison Schmitt, Morgan Scroggy, Rebecca Soni, Chloe Sutton, Jasmine Tosky, Dana Vollmer, Amanda Weir, and Kate Ziegler.

Results
Key: (WR) = World record, † = Americas record, ‡''' = National record

Synchronized swimming
United States has qualified 10 athletes in synchronised swimming.


 * Reserve
 * Heidi Homma

Men

 * Team Roster


 * Merill Moses
 * Peter Varellas
 * Peter Hudnut
 * Jeffery Powers
 * Adam Wright
 * Brain Alexander
 * Ronald Beaubien
 * Anthony Azevedo – Captain
 * Timothy Hutten
 * Jesse Smith
 * Shea Buckner
 * Andrew Stevens

Preliminary round
For the preliminary round, the United States has been grouped with Italy, Germany, and South Africa.

Women

 * Team Roster


 * Elizabeth Anne Armstrong
 * Heather Danielle Petri
 * Melissa Jon Seidemann
 * Brenda Villa
 * Lauren Ashley Wenger
 * Margaret Ann Steffens
 * Courtney Mathewson
 * Jessica Marie Steffens
 * Elsie Ann Windes
 * Kelly Kristen Rulon
 * Annika Madsen Dries
 * Kameryn Louise Craig
 * Tumuaialii Anae

Preliminary round
For the preliminary round, the United States has been grouped with the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, and Hungary.