USA Swimming National Team Director Greg Meehan announced the coaches who will lead Team USA at two major international competitions during the summer of 2025: the World Aquatics Championships and the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships.
Braden Holloway (North Carolina State) has been selected as the head coach for the 2025 World Championships team, which will take place in Singapore and feature pool events from July 26-August 3. Holloway has led North Carolina State to national prominence, building a powerhouse program that has produced numerous national champions, World Champions, and Olympians.
Holloway will be the head coach for both the women and the men.
At the 2025 World Junior Championships in Romania, Abi Liu (Bellevue Club Swim Team) will serve as Head Coach for the junior women’s team, while Peter Verhoef (Bolles School Sharks) will serve as Head Coach for the junior men’s team. Both Liu and Verhoef have played significant roles in the long-term development of top American swimmers and were selected following their successful leadership at the National Junior Team Performance Camp this past April.
“Braden, Abi, and Peter have all demonstrated the ability to build trust, lead with clarity, and elevate the people around them,” said Meehan. “These qualities will serve USA Swimming well as we build momentum towards LA28.”
This is Meehan’s first major coaching choice since taking over his post in April. He has served in various international coaching roles for USA Swimming since 2007, most notably as the 2020 Olympic Women’s Head Coach and assistant coach at the 2016 and 2024 Games. He also led USA Swimming as the Women’s Head Coach at the 2017 and 2019 World Aquatics Championships, along with assistant roles at the 2007 World University Games, 2014 Pan Pacific Championships, and 2015 and 2022 World Aquatics Championships.
