FUKUOKA, Japan — In a non-Olympic year, it’s swimming’s biggest stage. Three Notre Dame swimmers have the opportunity to make it theirs.
Tyler Christianson (Panama), Abdelrahman Elaraby (Egypt) and Chris Guiliano (United States) will each represent their countries next week at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships at Marine Messe Fukuoka. Nearly 2,400 athletes from 195 countries will participate in the meet, which also includes diving, high diving, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.
Guiliano will kick off the festivities for Notre Dame swimmers by participating in the 400 free relay on July 23rd (July 22nd in the US). He will swim his sole individual event — 100 free — on the 26th (25th). It will be a prelims, semifinals and finals event, should Guiliano qualify. The final is July 27th (26th). Depending on how he swims in the early events, Guiliano may be on other relays for Team USA.
Christianson will swim two events for Panama, the 200 IM and 200 breast. The former event will take place on July 26th (25th) and the latter will be July 27th (26th). Christianson qualified for the 2020 Panamanian Olympic Team in both events, so he is very familiar with the international stage.
Elaraby — who transferred to Notre Dame from Louisville for his final year of college swimming — has the 50 fly to swim in Japan. That event is July 23rd (22nd). More information on the meet — including a full schedule — can be found here.
Additionally, Peterson Family Head Coach Chris Lindauer is serving as a coach for Team Egypt, while assistant Trevor Carroll will be a coach for Team Panama.
The United States is the all-time medal leader at the meet by a wide margin, checking in with 677 as of Day 6 of this year’s meet. China is second with 368. Michael Phelps is the all-time individual medal leader with 33, including 26 gold.