US National Team member Rylee Erisman won four Ultra Finals last weekend in spite of not swimming her primary sprint freestyle events. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography
2025 GOAT Team Challenge
- January 18-19, 2025
- Rosen Aquatic Center, Orlando, Florida
- Short Course Yards (25 yards)
- Team Challenge – Prelims/Ultra Finals
- Swim Your Own Age – Separate timed finals sessions with single age finals
- Results on Meet Mobile
Capturing the wave of seeking more exciting swim meet formats, the Greater Orlando Aquatic Team (GOAT) hosted a prelims/finals meet that looked a lot like what we’ve been seeing college teams like the University of Virginia employ in recent years.
The meet saw 20 swimmers return for finals in each event during the team challenge sessions:
- Bonus finals for seeds 13-20 (8 swimmers)
- Consolation Finals for 7th-12th (6 swimmers)
- Super Final for 3rd-6th (4 swimmers)
- Ultra Final for 1st-2nd (2 swimmers)
There were also Swim Your Own Age sessions with single age timed finals.
Among the swimmers who took advantage of the spotlight was 15-year-old Rylee Erisman, a member of the U.S. National Team. She picked up 4 wins in 4 starts at the meet, all without swimming her primary 50 and 100 freestyle events, racing in the Ultra Final…