Franklin, Phelps, Adrian to Swim at US Winter Nats; NBC to Tape Delay

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A number of Olympic champions, including Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.), Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) and hometown favorite Nathan Adrian(Bremerton, Wash.), are expected to highlight the field at USA Swimming’s 2015 AT&T Winter National Championships, set for Dec. 3-5 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington.

Tickets are on sale now for the three-day event, which consists of daily prelims at 9 a.m. PT and finals at 6 p.m. PT, on Thursday, Dec. 3 through Saturday, Dec. 5. Tickets can be purchased online now with all-session passes costing $60 for adults and $45 for children 12 and under. Single-day and single-session tickets also are available.

In addition to Adrian, Franklin and Phelps, fellow individual Olympic gold medalists Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.), Anthony Ervin (Valencia, Calif.), Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill.) and Allison Schmitt (Canton, Mich.) also are expected to compete in Federal Way.

In total, more than 40 USA Swimming National Team members are among the approximately 700 swimmers slated to swim at AT&T Winter Nationals.

A live webcast of the entire meet will be available via usaswimming.org, and NBC will televise action from AT&T Winter Nationals on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 1-2 p.m. ET. A full order of events for the long-course meters competition is available at usaswimming.org.

The above is a press release submitted by USA Swimming.

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bobo gigi
8 years ago

Adam, don’t always believe what you read on swimswam. 🙂
There’s much irony here very often.
Mr Dressel is fine and has not retired.
I had to write it before you really believe it.

BoboGigiSuperfan
Reply to  bobo gigi
8 years ago

I’m your BIGGEST FAN!!!

Team Rwanda
Reply to  bobo gigi
8 years ago

I don’t think anyone was going to believe it

bobo gigi
8 years ago

However, finals at 6 PM, Pacific time…. 🙄
6 PM + 9 hours = 3 AM for me
Tough.
Hopefully there will be some interesting NBA matches next week to stay awake.

bobo gigi
8 years ago

Surprising to not see Katie Ledecky considering she also doesn’t swim at “Duel in the pool”.
No other meet until January at Austin GP and all for training?
Or maybe the Tom Dolan Invitational mid December, where she used to swim every year as a local age grouper?
Or simply she had not still confirmed her presence in Federal Way but will be there.

Talking about the Federal Way pool, I remember that Missy Franklin has always been very successful in that pool. whether it was as a very young age grouper, in the junior ranks or more recently in college.

Adam
8 years ago

What about Caeleb Dressel?

Markster
Reply to  Adam
8 years ago

He retired.

bobo gigi
Reply to  Markster
8 years ago

I think Kobe should have retired before Caeleb.
I’ve never been a Kobe fan but it’s sad to see such a star close a career in that way in a very weak team.
Very different about Caeleb who is still very young, had a successful summer and was destined for a brilliant future on sprint. And his last meet with Florida a few days ago was great. He could have at least retire after Rio. Very brutal, unexpected and incomprehensible decision.

bobo gigi
Reply to  bobo gigi
8 years ago

Ok. I’ve investigated and finally found a trace of Mr Dressel.
And it can explain his decision.
Looks like he has transformed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gTJiH770Ik

bobo gigi
Reply to  bobo gigi
8 years ago

But he could have retired after Rio.
Too early.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AExhtXB1GY

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