UVA Pro-Am Expected to Feature 23 Olympians

The University of Virginia’s short-course-meter Pro Am meet brings a field of elite swimmers to Charlottesville for a tune-up ahead of the U.S. short-course world championship trials and December’s World Aquatics championships. The expected roster includes 23 Olympians, among them Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel. The opening session features 11 events, with Douglass and Jordan Crooks seeded atop the women’s and men’s 100 freestyle, respectively; Regan Smith leads the women’s 200 butterfly and 200 backstroke fields. Other featured races include the men’s 400 freestyle, led by Kieran Smith ahead of Luke Hobson and Bobby Finke, and the 100 breaststroke events.