Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin are scheduled to compete for the first time since the London Olympics. They will compete at the University of Minnesota pool in the Grand Prix circuit.
USA Swimming announced today that Olympic champions Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin will be the headliners of a star-studded list of competitors next month at the first stop on the Grand Prix circuit at the University of Minnesota.
The meet, to be held November 9-11 in Minneapolis, will mark the first competition for Lochte and Franklin since the London Olympics. Franklin previously announced her intentions to swim in Minnesota during an interview on The Morning Swim Show.
Most of the top competitors at the meet will be using the Grand Prix as a tune-up for the short course world championships, which will be held one month later in Istanbul, Turkey. Some of those competing at worlds that are scheduled to appear in Minneapolis include 2008 Olympic gold medalist Garrett Weber-Gale, 2012 relay gold medalists Claire Donahue and Jimmy Feigen, and 2012 200 breast Olympic finalist Scott Weltz.