{"id":250906,"date":"2026-04-29T10:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/250906\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:37:09","slug":"cavaliers-competing-at-speedo-fort-laderdale-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/250906\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavaliers Competing at Speedo Fort Laderdale Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. \u2013 Fifteen members of the Virginia men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming and diving teams and pro training group will be competing at the 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open, Wednesday through Saturday, April 29-May 2, at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.<\/p>\n

The event, formerly a stop on USA Swimming’s Pro Swim Series, has a field loaded with Olympic medalists and world champions.<\/p>\n

Current Cavaliers scheduled to compete: Jack Aikins<\/a>,\u00a0Claire Curzan<\/a>,\u00a0Cavan Gormsen<\/a>,\u00a0Katie Grimes<\/a>,\u00a0Bailey Hartman<\/a>,\u00a0Leah Hayes<\/a>,\u00a0Tess Howley<\/a>,\u00a0Madi Mintenko<\/a>,\u00a0Anna Moesch<\/a>,\u00a0Sophia Umstead<\/a>, Emma Weber<\/a><\/p>\n

UVA’s Pro Training Group competing: Kate Douglass<\/a>, Isabelle Stadden, Alex Walsh<\/a>, Gretchen Walsh<\/a><\/p>\n

Format: Long Course Meters, with prelims and finals (except for 800\/1500 Free). Finals will be run as an A & B final, with a C Final of the next-fastest eight 18-and-under qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Wednesday will feature one event, the 1500m Free, with timed finals beginning at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Thursday through Saturday, prelims will begin at 9 a.m. each day with finals at 6 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

THURSDAY EVENTS<\/p>\n

100m Free
\n100m Breast
\n50m Back
\n200m Fly
\n400m Free<\/p>\n

FRIDAY EVENTS<\/p>\n

200m Free
\n50m Breast
\n50m Fly
\n200m Back
\n400m IM<\/p>\n

SATURDAY EVENTS<\/p>\n

800m Free
\n100m Back
\n200m Breast
\n100m Fly
\n200m IM
\n50m Free<\/p>\n

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