Los Angeles and New York - December 13, 2011– Universal Sports Network and NBC announced today that it will broadcast the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool, a competition pitting the best swimmers from the U.S. against Europe ’s best. Duel in the Pool will air on Universal Sports Network this Friday at 7 p.m. ET and will conclude on NBC this Saturday at 2 p.m. ET, with a re-air on Universal Sports Network at 7 p.m. ET. The event is part ofUniversal Sports Network’s “Swim Week” which will include the debut of its newest five-night original series “Against the Tide,” a chronicle of the comeback effort of Olympic medalist Ed Moses as he attempts to quality for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool features a short-course meters format and pits Team U.S.A. against European All-Stars from Great Britain , the Netherlands , Poland , Belarus , Denmark , Austria and Lithuania . Points are awarded for first, second and third places in individual and relay events. The event will star U.S. Olympic gold medalists Ryan Lochte, Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Brendan Hansen, Dana Vollmer and Amanda Beard. The meet will also feature 2011 World Championship gold medalists Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Beisel as well as Olympians Peter Vanderkaay and Eric Shanteau, among many other swimmers.
Universal Sports Network and NBC broadcasters include Dan Hicks, three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines and Andrea Kremer.
Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, LP, is the premier multi-platform media destination for Olympic-related sports programming in the United States . Universal Sports is currently available over the air in 52 markets nationwide, including all of the nation’s top 10 media markets and 20 of the top 25, and on DIRECTV. Major world championship sports events aired on Universal Sports include track and field, skiing, swimming, gymnastics, marathons, figure skating, cycling and rugby. The network’s website, UniversalSports.com, delivers an immersive user experience via live and on-demand competition coverage, interaction with top athletes through interviews and blogs and in-depth access to Olympic sports news and information year-round. For more information, please visit UniversalSports.com.
This is a Universal Sport press release.
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GMM ANNOUNCEMENT: USA SWIMMING NATIONAL TEAM ALUMNI can get tickets to the event ($25/session) and special seating. Also, a USA Swimming National Team Social will take place before the Saturday session, a luncheon hosted by Mary T Meagher (now Mary Plant). To attend contact mel@goldmedalmel.com.
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