On the female side, a rich field boasts 10 U.S. Olympians including American record-holders Katie Hoff (Towson, Md. / North Baltimore), Amanda Weir (Lawrenceville, Ga. / Swim Atlanta) and Kaitlin Sandeno (Lake Forest, Calif. / Club Wolverine).
The U.S. Open will begin on Thursday, Nov. 30, with prelims starting at 9:30 a.m. Finals will be contested each evening beginning at 6 p.m. Highlights of the three-day schedule include the women’s 200m IM on Thursday which will see a field of swimmers led by Hoff, the American record-holder in the event. Following the women’s race, Phelps and Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla. / Daytona Beach Swimming) will square off in the men’s 200m IM.
On Friday, world record-holder Peirsol will face Olympic champion Krayzelburg in the 200m backstroke for the first time since the 2004 Olympics. Following that race is the men’s 200m freestyle, featuring American record-holder Phelps. Friday also includes a match-up in the women’s 400m IM between the American record-holder Sandeno and the U.S. Open record-holder, Hoff.
On the final day of competition, Olympic silver medalists Weir and Maritza Correia (Athens, Ga. / Athens Bulldog) will compete in the 100m freestyle. A heavily-decorated field including Phelps, Jones, Klete Keller (Phoenix, Ariz. / Club Wolverine), Lochte and Crocker will race in the men’s event.
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