COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, November 3. THIRTY-six top U.S. swimmers, including 21 Olympians, will battle against a squad of European swimmers at the 2011 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool in Atlanta, December 16-17. The competition will take place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center and will be broadcast on NBC. <\/p>\n
The event will star Olympic gold medalists Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo Calif.), Rebecca Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.), Brendan Hansen (Irvine, Calif.), Dana Vollmer (Granbury Texas) and Amanda Beard (Irvine, Calif.). The meet will also feature 2011 World Championship gold medalists Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.) and Elizabeth Beisel (Saunderstown, R.I) as well as Olympians Peter Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich.) and Eric Shanteau (Lilburn, Ga.).<\/p>\n
The U.S. roster is comprised of the fastest swimmers selected from four meets in 2011 – FINA World Championships, ConocoPhillips National Championships, World University Games and Pan American Games. Additional spots were filled through coach selection. The European All-Star team will be comprised of up to 22 men and 22 women, and has already seen commitments from World Championship swimmers from Great Britain, Netherlands, Poland, Belarus, Denmark, Austria and Lithuania. <\/p>\n
The men's head coach for the Duel in the Pool will be SwimMAC head coach David Marsh while the women will be led by 2008 Women's Olympic Coach and University of Georgia head coach Jack Bauerle.<\/p>\n
USA Swimming will add additional seats to the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center for the event but less than 3,000 seats are available for each day of the competition. <\/p>\n
Over $100,000 of prize money will be awarded at the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool. Swimmers will be awarded cash prizes for wins with world records commanding up to $15,000 and gold medals commanding $1,500. <\/p>\n
The bi-annual Duel in the Pool is a made-for-TV event, designed to showcase the sport's most exciting swimmers in a short course meters format. This is the fifth Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool in the history of USA Swimming. Past Duels were held in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. Three of the events pitted all-star teams from the U.S. against Australia and the event in 2009 saw the first competition between the U.S. and the squad of European all-stars. The U.S. is 4-0 in the history of the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool. <\/p>\n
Women<\/b>
\nAmanda Beard Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics
\nEliot Dash
\nElizabeth Beisel Bluefish Swim Club\/Florida
\nChuck Batchelor\/Gregg Troy
\nElaine Breeden Stanford Swimming
\nLea Maurer
\nNatalie Coughlin California Aquatics
\nTeri McKeever
\nClaire Donahue Western Kentucky University
\nBruce Marchionda
\nMissy Franklin Colorado Stars
\nTodd Schmitz
\nKaty Freeman Santa Barbara Aquatics Club
\nGregg Wilson
\nJessica Hardy Trojan Swim Club
\nDavid Salo
\nKathleen Hersey Longhorn Aquatics
\nEddie Reese
\nKatie Hoff FAST Swim Team
\nJon Urbanchek
\nDagny Knutson Gator Swim Club
\nGregg Troy
\nElizabeth Pelton Unattached\/T2 Aquatics
\nPaul Yetter
\nJulia Smit Stanford Swimming
\nLea Maurer
\nRebecca Soni Trojan Swim Club
\nDavid Salo
\nAshley Steenvoorden Minnesota Aquatics
\nKelly Kremer
\nChloe Sutton Mission Viejo Nadadores
\nBill Rose
\nDana Vollmer California Aquatics
\nTeri McKeever
\nAmanda Weir SwimAtlanta
\nChris Davis
\nKate Ziegler FAST Swim Team
\nJon Urbanchek<\/p>\n
Head Coach: Jack Bauerle
\nAssistant Coaches: Kim Brackin, Chris Davis, Lea Maurer<\/p>\n
Men<\/b>
\nMike Alexandrov Trojan Swim Club
\nDavid Salo
\nRicky Berens Trojan Swim Club
\nDavid Salo
\nTyler Clary FAST Swim Team
\nJon Urbanchek
\nConor Dwyer Lake Forest\/Gator Swim Club
\nMaureen Sheehan\/Gregg Troy
\nMark Gangloff New York Athletic Club
\nBrett Hawke
\nMatt Grevers Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics
\nRick DeMont
\nJimmy Feigen Longhorn Aquatics
\nEddie Reese
\nBrendan Hansen Longhorn Aquatics
\nEddie Reese
\nMichael Klueh FAST Swim Team
\nJon Urbanchek
\nRyan Lochte Daytona Beach\/Gator Swim Club
\nSteve Lochte\/Gregg Troy
\nTyler McGill Auburn Aquatics
\nBrett Hawke
\nMatt McLean FAST
\nUrbanchek
\nDavis Tarwater SwimMAC Carolina
\nDavid Marsh
\nNick Thoman SwimMAC Carolina
\nDavid Marsh
\nEric Shanteau Trojan Swim Club
\nDavid Salo
\nPeter Vanderkaay Gator Swim Club
\nGregg Troy
\nGarrett Weber- Gale Longhorn Aquatics
\nEddie Reese<\/p>\n
Head Coach: David Marsh
\nAssistant Coaches: Mike Bottom, Ray Looze, Bill Wadley<\/p>\n
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