2017 US Open Championships Set to Begin Wednesday
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
33 current, incoming and past Gator swimmers will compete over the course of five days
GAINESVILLE, Fla – The US Open Swimming Championships are set to begin Wednesday and Florida boasts 33 current, incoming or former competitors in the field.
The Championships will take place over the course of five days at the Nassau County Aquatics Center in East Meadow, N.Y. At least one Gator will be swimming in 33 of the 34 events taking place, with the women's 100m butterfly being the lone event without a Florida swimmer.
The men's team has 21 competitors in the field, with all but two swimmers listed on the 2017-18 roster for this upcoming season. The swimmers include Brennan Balogh, Andrew Brady, Chandler Bray, Drew Clark, Taylor Delk, Grady Heath, Ben Kennedy, Ben Lawless, Alex Lebed, Dakota Mahaffey, Bayley Main, Ross Palazzo, Maxime Rooney, Tyler Silver and Viktor Toth.
Swimming alongside them are newcomers Clark and Ethan Beach, John Fulginiti and Grant Sanders.
The two Gator alums making their way into the pool are Ryan Lochte and Mitch D'Arrigo. This is Lochte's first return to formal competition after the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The women boast 12 swimmers themselves, with all but one swimming for Florida this upcoming season. The competitors include Hannah Burns, Kelsey Dambacher, Sherridon Dressel, Savanna Faulconer, Kelly Fertel, Bella Garofalo, Kay Sargent, Sydney Sell and Kahra Williams.
Newcomers Taylor Ault and Gabrielle Hillis are also set to compete, alongside alumna Autumn Finke.
Preliminary rounds each day will begin at 9:00 a.m. with Wednesday and Sunday also having mid-day sessions for distance events. Each final session will begin at 5:00 p.m., consisting of a championship final (A), consolation finals (B and C) and bonus finals for swimmers under the age of 18 (D).
Live meet results can be found here.
Below is a full list of competitors and their events:
Men:
Brennan Balogh – 200m fly, 200m back, 400m IM, 100m back and 200m IM
Clark Beach – 200m back, 100m fly, 200m free, 100m back
Ethan Beach – 200m back, 200m free, 100m back
Andrew Brady – 200m fly, 1500m free, 400m free, 400m IM, 200m free, 800m free
Chandler Bray – 200m breast, 100m breast
Drew Clark – 1500m free, 400m free, 800m free
Mitch D'Arrigo – 100m free, 400m free, 200m free
Taylor Delk – 1500m free, 400m free, 200m back, 400m IM, 100m back, 800 free
John Fulginiti – 200m breast
Grady Heath – 100m free, 400m free, 200m free, 50m free
Ben Kennedy – 200m fly, 100m fly
Ben Lawless – 1500m free, 400m free, 200m free, 800 free
Alex Lebed – 200m breast, 400m IM, 100m back, 200m IM
Ryan Lochte – 100m back, 200m IM
Dakota Mahaffey – 200m back, 200m free, 100m back
Bayley Main – 100m free, 200m back, 200m free, 100m back
Ross Palazzo – 200m breast, 400m IM, 100m breast, 200m IM
Maxime Rooney – 100m free, 400m free, 200m back, 100m fly, 200m free, 100m back, 50m free
Grant Sanders – 400m IM, 200m free, 100m breast, 100m back, 200m IM, 50m free
Tyler Silver – 200m back, 100m back
Viktor Toth – 100m free, 50m free
Women:
Taylor Ault – 200m fly, 100m free, 800m free, 400m free, 400m IM, 200m free, 1500m free
Hannah Burns – 200m fly, 200m breast, 400m IM, 200m IM
Kelsey Dambacher – 100m free, 200m free
Sherridon Dressel – 100m free, 200m free, 100m back, 50m free
Savanna Faulconer – 400m free, 200m breast, 400m IM, 200m free, 100m breast, 200m IM
Kelly Fertel – 400m free, 200m breast, 400m IM, 200m free, 200m IM
Autumn Finke – 800m free, 400m free, 1500m free
Bella Garofalo – 50m free
Gabrielle Hillis – 50m free
Kay Sargent – 200m fly, 800m free, 400m free, 400m IM, 1500m free, 200m IM
Sydney Sell – 200m back, 100m back
Kahra Williams – 800m free, 400m free, 1500m free
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