Two Colorado Springs swimmers hope to make a splash in Singapore pools this week.

Caroline Bricker and Quintin McCarty will head to Singapore where they’ll compete in the World Aquatics Championships, which run until Aug. 3.

Bricker, who currently competes on Stanford University’s women’s team and previously swam at Cheyenne Mountain, will swim the 200 fly at 8 p.m. Tuesday. McCarty, who competed at Discovery Canyon and now swims for North Carolina State, qualified in the 50 meter backstroke and will compete at 8:31 p.m. on Friday.

The former Red-Tailed Hawks and Thunder competitors both qualified for the World Aquatics Championships in June during the Toyota National Championships at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.

For Bricker, who also won the 400 IM title during the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in March, she hopes to continue an impressive 2025 campaign.

Bricker eked out a victory in the 200 butterfly during last month’s Toyota National Championships and touched the wall at 2 minutes, 5.80 seconds. That was .05 seconds quicker than Olympic medalist Regan Smith, who placed second at 2:05.85.

“I was really shocked. I thought it was a mistake,” Bricker told Swimswam after the June race. “… I put my head down and I didn’t know what was happening around me for the last few meters. It was really hard.”

McCarty also endured similar theatrics in the 50 backstroke. He clocked in at 24.34 to win the event and finished one-tenth of a second ahead of Shaine Casas, who finished second at 24.44.

The 11-time All-American and six-time Atlantic Coast Conference champion said he wasn’t expecting first place, but was grateful the victory would allow him to accomplish a childhood goal.

“Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of a (cap with) an American flag and my name right under it,“ McCarty said during the Toyota National Championships broadcast. “I can’t be more proud and I’m super excited for that moment to get a cap.”

Kate Doane, Cheyenne Mountain boys and girls swim coach, shared her joy for both competitors’ success in Indianapolis.

Doane, who coached Bricker in high school and coached against McCarty during his prep days, said “it brought tears to my eyes” to witness both competitors’ success.

“Dreams come true, but it takes a true work ethic for that to come together,” Doane said. “Both of them grew up started at small meets and advanced to big, age group meets and established themselves not just at the state level but at the zone level and junior nationals and they keep going. Their success is very motivating and I know our swimmers see their success and know ‘this can happen.’ It’s cool to see they haven’t changed and seeing their smiles after their achievements.”