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2010 Short Course National Swimming Championships

Olympic Medalists Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian and Kara Lynn Joyce to Compete

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Top swimmers in the country, including Olympians Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian and Kara Lynn Joyce, will swim at the 2010 AT&T Short Course National Swimming Championships, December 2-4, at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion at The Ohio State University.

Both Lochte and Adrian took home gold medals this summer at the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships and will compete in Columbus for short course national championship titles. Additional U.S. National Team swimmers competing at Short Course Nationals include Olympians Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill.) Julia Smit (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.), Mike Alexandrov (Champaign, Ill.), Jessica Hardy (Long Beach, Calif.) and Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.).

A large contingent of The Ohio State University swim team will also compete, including National Team swimmers Elliott Keefer (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Tim Phillips (Vienna, W. Va.).

The meet will follow the traditional schedule of morning prelims and evening finals with the morning sessions starting each day at 9 a.m. Evening finals begin at 5 p.m. Five to seven events will be contested daily.

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