Olympic Gold Medalists Ready for Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte

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CHARLOTTE, NC: Gold medalists Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash.), Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.),Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) and Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) are among the more than 50 members of the USA Swimming National Team – and nearly 20 Olympic medalists – ready for this weekends Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte.

Both Phelps and Lochte are using 

The four-day meet serves as the fifth stop of the 2014-15 Arena Pro Swim Series – formerly known as the Arena Grand Prix Series – and will take place at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center. 

The meet opens with a timed-final distance session at 6 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 14. Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17, prelims will begin at 9 a.m. EDT, followed by finals at 6 p.m. EDT. 

Additional Olympic gold medalists excepted to swim in Charlotte include Tyler Clary (Riverside, Calif.), Anthony Ervin(Valencia, Calif.), Jessica Hardy (Long Beach, Calif.), Cullen Jones (Irvington, N.J.) and Allison Schmitt (Canton, Mich.), as well as current Arena Pro Swim Series leaders and Olympic medalists Elizabeth Beisel (Saunderstown, R.I.) andConor Dwyer (Winnetka, Ill.).  

On the local front, meet host SwimMAC Carolina is expected to enter 50 swimmers in the meet, including Clary, Jones and Lochte. 

Universal Sports Network will air exclusive live television coverage of the meet Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 at 6 p.m. EDT with play-by-play announcer Craig Hummer and analyst Rowdy Gaines calling the action from Charlotte. Additionally, a webcast of the complete meet will be available at usaswimming.org.

Portions of this article courtesy of: USA Swimming News