Swim pros to come to aquatic center
Forty-four professional swimmers will share the pool with hundreds of amateurs Dec. 15 through 18 in the 20th annual Chesapeake Elite Pro-Am swim meet being held on the OCCC campus.
The Aquatic Center will host the event in which professionals and amateurs alike compete for money and prizes.
Among the professionals will be British record holder Simon Burnett, Kenyan Olympic finalist Jason Dunford, and Anthony Ervin, the first African American athlete on the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
“This is a tournament where people can come and watch a high level of competition they may not find anywhere else,” said Pro Athlete liaison Krista Kezbers.
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