Hundreds of college swimmers from around the country will compete in the Orange Bowl Swim Classic on Jan. 2, 2023 — the culmination of a month-long winter training session in Key Largo.
Open to the public, the warm winter competition is one of a series of events slated around South Florida’s Orange Bowl football playoff weekend, and it kicks off the New Year at the Jacobs Aquatic Center (JAC), MM 99.6, oceanside. A series of fast-paced swimming events characterizes the sprint-style meet. The JAC features a 25-meter, eight-lane Myrtha pool with 9-foot lanes.
JAC invites select college swim programs to be a part of the festival by participating in the Orange Bowl Swim Classic and Orange Bowl Winter Training. Not only will the swimmers flourish in a supportive tropical swim infrastructure where 80-degree air temperatures are the norm, but they will enjoy the other unique features of Key Largo and the Florida Keys.
Men’s and women’s teams scheduled to compete in the Swim Classic include those from
West Virginia University, Western Colorado University, New York’s Columbia University, Minnesota’s St. Catherine University and Carleton College, Colby-Sawyer College of New Hampshire, Ohio’s University of Findlay, Michigan’s Kalamazoo College, Trinity College of Connecticut, Missouri’s Washington University and Concordia University of Texas.
The competition is expected to start at 10 a.m. and continue until noon. Admission for spectators is free. An awards social and dinner at the Jacobs Aquatic Center will follow the meet, where spectators are welcome to interact with the swimmers and coaches.
