Palm Beach County swim clubs competing in Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open
World record holders Katie Ledecky, Gretchen Walsh, Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand head the field for the four-day meet at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center.
FORT LAUDERDALE — A Who's Who in swimming will compete in the Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open that gets under way Wednesday, April 29 at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center. World record holders Katie Ledecky , Gretchen Walsh, Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand head the field for the four-day meet. The meet has nearly 600 swimmers , including 25 Olympians and seven reigning world champions.
Action gets underway Wednesday at 5 p. m. with the timed finals of the distance events.
More swimming: Keiser men, women swimming teams riding crest of a dynasty Swimmers from three Palm Beach County club teams will be competing. Jupiter Dragons has the second largest Florida Gold Coast contingent with nine. They are Trey Chesney, 17, Reese Garland, 14, Gabe Guglietta, 18, Charles Howard, 17, Feagin Kaminski, 16, Dillon Metz, 18.
Veronica Metz, 16, Hayden Scholl, 16 and Asher Smith, 17. North Palm Beach Swim Club has three swimmers: Tessa Broedell, 16, Trace Colton, 15, and Eamon Lappas-Ford, 17. Boca Raton-based Performance Aquatics' Josiah Morales, 31, also will compete.