2009 Duel in the Pool
American Swimming Stars to Take On European Select Team at the 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool
Event to be held
Friday December 18 7:00pm & Saturday December 19 2009, 2:30pm
Broadcast on NBC on December 27
Location: Manchester Aquatic Centre, in Manchester, England,
Format
The competition will be a dual-meet competition with 13 men’s and 13 women’s events and two relays for both men and women.
Each team will have up to eighteen (18) women and eighteen (18) men. The combined team of Germany, Great Britain and Italy will be permitted to have up to six (6) women and six (6) men from each of the countries.
A running score will be kept combining the points earned by both women and men.
The course for the competition will be 25 meters (short course).
A swimmer can enter up to six events during the meet – any combination of individual and relay events.
Events
Fri December 18
400 Medley Relay – Women
400 Medley Relay – Men
400 IM – Women
400 IM – Men
100 Free – Women
100 Free – Men
200 Back – Women
200 Back – Men
200 *** – Women
200 *** – Men
100 Fly – Women
100 Fly – Men
400 Free – Women
400 Free – Men
Saturday December 19
800 Free – Women
800 Free - Men
200 Free – Women
200 Free – Men
100 Back – Women
100 Back – Men
100 *** – Women
100 *** – Men
200 Fly – Women
200 Fly – Men
50 Free – Women
50 Free – Men
200 IM – Women
200 IM – Men
400 Free Relay – Women
400 Free Relay – Men
Scoring in the individual events will be:
1st Place 5 points
2nd Place 3 points
3rd Place 1 point
4th Place 0 points
5th Place 0 points
6th Place 0 points
Scoring in the relay events will be:
1st Place 7 points
2nd Place 0 points
Tie Breaker
In the case of a tie, there will be a 4 x 50 Medley Relay with two men and two women from each team on the relay.
This tie-breaker relay will be worth one point.
The team that wins this relay will be declared the winner of the meet.
Team USA Roster
Men
Nathan Adrian
Mike Alexandrov
Jack Brown
Tyler Clary
Mark Gangloff
Matt Grevers
Michael Klueh
Chad La Tourette
Sean Mahoney
Tyler McGill
Aaron Peirsol
Michael Phelps
Kevin Swander
Nick Thoman
Alex Vanderkaay
Peter Vanderkaay
Garrett Weber-Gale
Women
Elizabeth Beisel
Missy Franklin
Katy Freeman
Jessica Hardy
Margaret Hoelzer
Katie Hoff
Dagny Knutson
Ariana Kukors
Christine Magnuson
Amber McDermott
Hayley McGregory
Mary DeScenza
Elizabeth Pelton
Allison Schmitt
Julia Smit
Rebecca Soni
Dana Vollmer
Amanda Weir
E-Stars**
British Competitors:
David Davies
James Goddard
Thomas Haffield
Michael Rock
Liam Tancock
Christopher Walker-Hebborn
Robbie Renwick
Rebecca Adlington
Francesca Halsall
Hannah Miley
Elizabeth Simmonds
Gemma Spofforth
Caitlin McClatchey
Italy Competitors:
Christian Galenda
Edoardo Giorgetti
Filippo Magnini
Luca Marin
Joseph Davide Natullo
Fabio Scozzoli
Ilaria Bianchi
Chiara Boggiatto
Alessia Filippi
Caterina Giacchetti
Ilaria Scarcella
Francesca Segat
Germany Competitors:
Steffen Deibler
Hendrik Feldwehr
Marco Koch
Benjamin Starke
Annika Melhorn
Caroline Ruhnau
Daniela Schreiber
Daniela Samulski
order of events
December 18
400 Medley Relay – Women
400 Medley Relay – Men
400 IM – Women
400 IM – Men
100 Free – Women
100 Free – Men
200 Back – Women
200 Back – Men
200 *** – Women
200 *** – Men
100 Fly – Women
100 Fly – Men
400 Free – Women
400 Free – Men
December 19
800 Free – Women
800 Free - Men
200 Free – Women
200 Free – Men
100 Back – Women
100 Back – Men
100 *** – Women
100 *** – Men
200 Fly – Women
200 Fly – Men
50 Free – Women
50 Free – Men
200 IM – Women
200 IM – Men
400 Free Relay – Women
400 Free Relay – Men
Scoring in the individual events will be:
1st Place 5 points
2nd Place 3 points
3rd Place 1 point
4th Place 0 points
5th Place 0 points
6th Place 0 points
Scoring in the relay events will be:
1st Place 7 points
2nd Place 0 points
Tie Breaker
In the case of a tie, there will be a 4 x 50 Medley Relay with two men and two women from each team on the relay.
This tie-breaker relay will be worth one point.
The team that wins this relay will be declared the winner of the meet.
Team USA Roster
Men
Nathan Adrian
Mike Alexandrov
Jack Brown
Tyler Clary
Mark Gangloff
Matt Grevers
Michael Klueh
Chad La Tourette
Sean Mahoney
Tyler McGill
Aaron Peirsol
Michael Phelps
Kevin Swander
Nick Thoman
Alex Vanderkaay
Peter Vanderkaay
Garrett Weber-Gale
Women
Elizabeth Beisel
Missy Franklin
Katy Freeman
Jessica Hardy
Margaret Hoelzer
Katie Hoff
Dagny Knutson
Ariana Kukors
Christine Magnuson
Amber McDermott
Hayley McGregory
Mary DeScenza
Elizabeth Pelton
Allison Schmitt
Julia Smit
Rebecca Soni
Dana Vollmer
Amanda Weir
E-Stars**
British Competitors:
David Davies
James Goddard
Thomas Haffield
Michael Rock
Liam Tancock
Christopher Walker-Hebborn
Robbie Renwick
Rebecca Adlington
Francesca Halsall
Hannah Miley
Elizabeth Simmonds
Gemma Spofforth
Caitlin McClatchey
Italy Competitors:
Christian Galenda
Edoardo Giorgetti
Filippo Magnini
Luca Marin
Joseph Davide Natullo
Fabio Scozzoli
Ilaria Bianchi
Chiara Boggiatto
Alessia Filippi
Caterina Giacchetti
Ilaria Scarcella
Francesca Segat
Germany Competitors:
Steffen Deibler
Hendrik Feldwehr
Marco Koch
Benjamin Starke
Annika Melhorn
Caroline Ruhnau
Daniela Schreiber
Daniela Samulski
order of events
December 18
400 Medley Relay – Women
400 Medley Relay – Men
400 IM – Women
400 IM – Men
100 Free – Women
100 Free – Men
200 Back – Women
200 Back – Men
200 *** – Women
200 *** – Men
100 Fly – Women
100 Fly – Men
400 Free – Women
400 Free – Men
December 19
800 Free – Women
800 Free - Men
200 Free – Women
200 Free – Men
100 Back – Women
100 Back – Men
100 *** – Women
100 *** – Men
200 Fly – Women
200 Fly – Men
50 Free – Women
50 Free – Men
200 IM – Women
200 IM – Men
400 Free Relay – Women
400 Free Relay – Men
Scoring in the individual events will be:
1st Place 5 points
2nd Place 3 points
3rd Place 1 point
4th Place 0 points
5th Place 0 points
6th Place 0 points
Scoring in the relay events will be:
1st Place 7 points
2nd Place 0 points
Tie Breaker
In the case of a tie, there will be a 4 x 50 Medley Relay with two men and two women from each team on the relay.
This tie-breaker relay will be worth one point.
The team that wins this relay will be declared the winner of the meet.