2011 Duel in the Pool

The 2011 Duel in the Pool was a swimming meet held December 16 and 17, 2011 at the Georgia Tech Aquatics Center in Atlanta. It was a short course (25m), dual meet between a team from the United States and a European All-Star team featuring swimmers from 18 nations. It was the sixth meet held under the Duel in the Pool name and the second between the United States and a European team.

The United States prevailed by 181.5 to 80.5 points.

The United States team featured 17 men and 18 women.^[1]

The European team consisted of 22 men and 19 women.^[2]

All events were held in a short course pool (25 m).^[3] Up to four swimmers per team took part in each of the twenty-six individual events. Five points were given to the winner, three to the runner-up and one for the third-place finisher, while fourth, fifth and sixth place received no points. In relay events, the winning team was awarded seven points and the losing team none.

Events were held in the following order with women's events first and men's events afterwards:

^a Ratified as an American record by USA Swimming, but was not the fastest time by an American swimmer. USA Swimming’s ban on high-technology swimwear was enforced two months before FINA's, so while American swimmers remained eligible to wear the suits in international competition between 1 October and 31 December 2009, performances in that period were not ratified as American records. The official results do not reflect this distinction.^[4]

General

• 2011 Duel in the Pool Full Results 17 December 2011

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