Check out our watch list for 2023-24 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Swimmer of the Year

The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce its inaugural watch list for 2023-24 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Swimmer of the Year!

This initial list includes 50 current student-athletes who meet the nomination criteria for this year’s national Girls Swimmer of the Year award. These athletes were either nominees in last year’s national show, or athletes who were seriously considered based on season-wide performance, state championships and any other state, regional and/or national recognition.

Watch last year's full show: 2023 USA TODAY High School Sports Awards

Here's a little more about this year's program and how it works:

The official 2023-24 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Swimming Team will be announced later this spring. All 25 final team members will be honored as nominees for national Girls Swimmer of the Year. The winner will be revealed during the fourth annual USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. Visit the event website for updates leading up to this summer's on-demand event, and to view all of the award winners from last year's show!

Note: The purpose of this watch list is to track eligible nominees for this year’s national show. Athletes could be removed from this list if they no longer play for their high school team (either by choice or injury), or if their high school no longer participates in a state-sanctioned championship tournament for this sport.

Who else should we be tracking for national Girls Swimmer of the Year?

This watch list is only a starting point. All student-athletes who compete for state-sanctioned interscholastic championships are eligible for our program. Player of the Year suggestions can be submitted to both roleary@usatventures.com and BFontana@usatventures.com.

2023-24 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Swimming Watch List:

Finley Anderson — SR | Evergreen High School | Evergreen, Colorado

Sidney Arcella — JR | Summit High School | Summit, New Jersey

Amanda Barnard — SR | Patrick Henry High School | Ashland, Virginia

Brooke Beede — SR | Academy of the Holy Names | Tampa, Florida

Carly Bixby — SR | Blake School | Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rachel Bockrath — SR | Brandywine High School | Wilmington, Delaware

Lilla Bognar — JR | Eastside High School | Taylors, South Carolina

Lynsey Bowen — JR | Carmel High School | Carmel, Indiana

Emily Brown — SR | Dublin Coffman High School | Dublin, Ohio

Samantha Chan — SR | Bob Jones High School | Madison, Alabama

Stella Chapman — SR | Pioneer High School | Ann Arbor, Michigan

Campbell Chase — SR | Woodrow Wilson High School | Dallas, Texas

Katie Christopherson — SR | The Westminster Schools | Atlanta, Georgia

Elise Clift — SR | Mansfield High School | Mansfield, Texas

Georgia Colborn — SR | The Charter School of Wilmington | Wilmington, Delaware

Charlotte Crush — SO | Sacred Heart Academy | Louisville, Kentucky

Christine Datovech — SR | Maggie L. Walker Governor’s SchooI | Richmond, Virginia

Andrea Dworak — JR | Blake High School | Colesville, Maryland

Piper Enge — SR | Mercer Island High School | Mercer Island, Washington

Hayden Hollingsworth — JR | Upper Arlington High School | Upper Arlington, Ohio

Annie Jia — JR | Hatboro-Horsham High School | Horsham, Pennsylvania

Lilly King — JR | Mount Pleasant Area High School | Mt Pleasant, Pennsylvania

Skylar Knowlton — JR | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | Dover, New Hampshire

Marie Landreneau — SR | St. Thomas More Catholic High School | Lafayette, Louisiana

Susie Lee — SR | Bentonville High School | Bentonville, Arkansas

Clare Logan — SR | Westfield High School | Westfield, New Jersey

Haley McDonald — JR | Sacred Heart Academy | Louisville, Kentucky

Angie McKane — SR | Corning-Painted Post High School | Corning, New York

Madison Mintenko — JR | Pine Creek High School | Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ella Mongenel — JR | Cedar Park High School | Cedar Park, Texas

Camille Murray — SR | McKinney North High School | McKinney, Texas

Teagan O’Dell — JR | Santa Margarita Catholic High School | Rancho Santa Margarita, California

Annam Olasewere — JR | Staples High School | Westport, Connecticut

Annika Parkhe — SR | Deerfield High School | Deerfield, Illinois

Erika Pelaez — SR | South Florida HEAT | Hialeah, Florida

Hayden Penny — SR | Eastside High School | Taylors, South Carolina

Emma Reiser — SR | North Gwinnett High School | Suwanee, Georgia

Addie Robillard — JR | Saint Ursula Academy | Cincinnati, Ohio

Addison Sauickie — SR | Riverview High School | Sarasota, Florida

Haiden Schoessel — SR | Eureka High School | Eureka, Missouri

Elle Scott — JR | Collegiate School | Richmond, Virginia

Alex Shackell — JR | Carmel High School | Carmel, Indiana

Leah Shackley — SR | Bedford High School | Bedford, Pennsylvania

Katie Belle Sikes — SR | Orange High School | Hillsborough, North Carolina

Molly Sweeney — SO | Carmel High School | Carmel, Indiana

Emily Thompson — SR | Ridge High School | Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Sophia Umstead — JR | Jenison High School | Jenison, Michigan

Maggie Wanezek — SR | Brookfield East High School | Brookfield, Wisconsin

Gracie Weyant — SR | Riverview High School | Sarasota, Florida

Charlotte Wilson — SR | Cherry Creek High School | Greenwood Village, Colorado

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2024 USA TODAY High School Sports Awards Girls Swimming Watch List