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Lochte & Phelps Head Strong GP Line-Up

Nov 1, 2011

America's top guns Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps meet at the Minneapolis Grand Prix on November 11-13, the event at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center that marks the first round of seven in the USA Swimming Grand Prix Series.

The meet will also feature Missy Franklin, who is defending her overall series title, Brendan Hansen, Dara Torres, Missy Franklin, Peter Vanderkaay, Katie Hoff, Garrett Weber-Gale, Ed Moses, Kate Ziegler. and Kara Lynn Joyce.

US-based overseas internationals entered for the meet include European champion Gemma Spofforth and British teammate Simon Burnett, China's Wu Peng, South Africa's Darian Townsend and from France Laure Manaudou, Fred Bousquet, Yannick Agnel and Camille Muffat.

The grand prix series ends June 2 next year in Santa Clara, Calif., with top points scorers winning $20,000.