Last week, we reported that the U.S. Masters Nationals would be seeing an appearance by Olympian Anthony Ervin. With psych sheets now released, it appears he’ll be bringing some other big names along with him.

Tom Shields, Nathan Adrian and Darian Townsend are among the notables competing at the meet, which is scheduled to run from May 1 to May 4 in Santa Clara, California.

Shields, now one full year removed from his outstanding collegiate career, will head up his signature butterfly events, while Olympic gold medalist Adrian will challenge Ervin in the sprints, though the two are separated by age category (Ervin swims 30-34 while Adrian is still in the 25-29 bracket). Townsend, the 29-year-old South African Olympian, continues to improve with age and has become a powerhouse at various USA Swimming meets as of late, including big swims at the Orlando Grand Prix and Winter Nationals.

The Masters meet’s California location seems to be a popular one for a number of graduates from California colleges who are continuing their post-grad careers. That list includes national teamer and Stanford grad BJ Johnson, former Cal Bears William Copeland and Nolan Koon, plus 2013 Stanford grad Andrew Saeta.

And joining that whole crew on the psych sheets are a pair of living legends. The great Matt Biondi, who dominated the American sprint scene in the 80s and 90s, will be competing in the 45-49 age group. Meanwhile 35-year-old former Olympic gold medalist Misty Hyman is entered in some backstroke and butterfly races at the meet. The Cal/Stanford theme lives on even in the upper age brackets, as Hyman starred for the Cardinal during her college years and Biondi competed for Cal-Berkeley.



You can find the full psych sheets here.

