The 2010 - 11 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series is set to make seven stops across the nation.
Each event will showcase some of the top swimmers in the world as well as the next generation of swimming stars.
Make sure to attend a USA Swimming Grand Prix Series event in your area and cheer on your favorite swimmer.
SCHEDULE
Nov 12 -14th 2010 Minneapolis, MN SCY
Jan 14 -17th 2011 Austin, TX LCM
Feb 18 -21st 2011 Columbia, MO LCM
Mar 03 -05th 2011 Indianapolis, IN LCM (March 6 SCY Time Trial)
Apr 08 -10th 2011 Ann Arbor, MI LCM
May 12 -15th 2011 Charlotte, NC LCM
Jun 16 -19th 2011 Santa Clara, CA LCM
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A stellar field of more than 15 U.S. Olympians, including Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.), Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Calif.), Rebecca Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.) and Brendan Hansen (Havertown, Pa.) will compete at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix, June 16-19 in Santa Clara, Calif. The meet is the final stop of the seven-meet 2010-2011 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series.
The meet marks the return to competition for two-time Olympian Hansen, who will compete in both the 100m and 200m breaststroke in Santa Clara. The Grand Prix meet will also feature Olympic medalists Amanda Beard (Irvine, Calif.), Eric Shanteau (Lilburn, Ga.), Dana Vollmer (Granbury, Texas) and Christine Magnuson (Tinley Park, Ill.)
The full competition schedule can be found online. Finals begin at 4 p.m. PT on Thursday and at 5 p.m. PT, Friday through Sunday. Prelims begin at 9 a.m. PT, Friday through Sunday. Tickets for the meet can be purchased online here.
The field of swimmers expected to compete in Santa Clara also includes a strong field of international talent, including Korea’s Park Taehwan, Canada’s Ryan Cochrane, Brazil’s Thiago Pereira, and Australia’s Nicholas D’Arcy. Americans Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash.), Missy Franklin (Aurora, Ill.) Julia Smit (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.), Elizabeth Beisel (Saunderstown, R.I.), Ricky Berens (Charlotte, N.C.), and Dagny Knutson (Minot, N.D.) will also compete in Santa Clara.
The top medal-winner at the conclusion of the Grand Prix Series will be awarded $20,000, courtesy of USA Swimming. Swimmers are awarded five points for a gold medal, three points for a silver medal and one point for a bronze medal. The leaderboard can be found online at usaswimming.org/grandprix.
Competition footage from the meet the will be broadcast by Universal Sports and will be webcast by USA Swimming. Universal Sports will air footage from the meet LIVE on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18 from 5-7 p.m. PT on its digital cable channel. USA Swimming will provide a LIVE online stream of prelims and finals throughout the four-day competition.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A stellar field of more than 15 U.S. Olympians, including Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.), Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Calif.), Rebecca Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.) and Brendan Hansen (Havertown, Pa.) will compete at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix, June 16-19 in Santa Clara, Calif. The meet is the final stop of the seven-meet 2010-2011 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series.
The meet marks the return to competition for two-time Olympian Hansen, who will compete in both the 100m and 200m breaststroke in Santa Clara. The Grand Prix meet will also feature Olympic medalists Amanda Beard (Irvine, Calif.), Eric Shanteau (Lilburn, Ga.), Dana Vollmer (Granbury, Texas) and Christine Magnuson (Tinley Park, Ill.)
The full competition schedule can be found online. Finals begin at 4 p.m. PT on Thursday and at 5 p.m. PT, Friday through Sunday. Prelims begin at 9 a.m. PT, Friday through Sunday. Tickets for the meet can be purchased online here.
The field of swimmers expected to compete in Santa Clara also includes a strong field of international talent, including Korea’s Park Taehwan, Canada’s Ryan Cochrane, Brazil’s Thiago Pereira, and Australia’s Nicholas D’Arcy. Americans Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash.), Missy Franklin (Aurora, Ill.) Julia Smit (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.), Elizabeth Beisel (Saunderstown, R.I.), Ricky Berens (Charlotte, N.C.), and Dagny Knutson (Minot, N.D.) will also compete in Santa Clara.
The top medal-winner at the conclusion of the Grand Prix Series will be awarded $20,000, courtesy of USA Swimming. Swimmers are awarded five points for a gold medal, three points for a silver medal and one point for a bronze medal. The leaderboard can be found online at usaswimming.org/grandprix.
Competition footage from the meet the will be broadcast by Universal Sports and will be webcast by USA Swimming. Universal Sports will air footage from the meet LIVE on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18 from 5-7 p.m. PT on its digital cable channel. USA Swimming will provide a LIVE online stream of prelims and finals throughout the four-day competition.
