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| Suriname's Sportsman of the Year |
This is the fourth stop on the Arena Grand Prix Series .It takes place at the Skyline Aquatic Center. It is being held from April 24 to the 26.Olympic gold medalists and world record holders Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.), Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) and Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md.) are expected to headline a star-studded field for the Arena Grand Prix at Mesa.
A record-setting 22-time Olympic Games medalist, Phelps is expected to swim competitively for the first time since winning six medals, four of them gold, at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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| US Gold Medalist Michael Phelps |
50 members of the USA Swimming National Team are among the more than 500 athletes expected to compete
The action begins Thursday, April 24 and continues through Saturday, April 26 with prelims at 9 a.m. MST followed by finals at 5 p.m. MST.
Universal Sports Network will televise live coverage from the Arena Grand Prix at Mesa on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 at 8 p.m. EDT. Additionally, a live webcast of the entire meet will be streamed online Thursday through Saturday via usaswimming.org.
The Arena Grand Prix at Mesa is the fourth stop of USA Swimming’s 2013-14 Arena Grand Prix Series, which provides the nation’s best swimmers six opportunities to face top-flight competition on U.S. soil.
As part of USA Swimming’s partnership with Arena, the Arena Grand Prix Series will offer swimmers the opportunity to take home prize money for top finishes in all individual Olympic-distance event.
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