The U.S. Open

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Championships, or ''U.S. Open'', is a championship meet organized by

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which is open to international teams/swimmers. It was first held in 1985, and was held annually in December through 2006.2005 US Open Media Guide
published by

in 2005-12; retrieved 2012-04-22. Beginning in 2007, the meet's first-weekend-of-December timing was given over to the resurrected USA Short Course Nationals, and the U.S. Open moved to being held on an as-needed basis (generally in years where the USA championship that is swum is closed or partially closed to foreign swimmers). Since 2007, the meet has been held in early August, in years where the

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are not held in August. The meet is traditionally a

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(50m) meet, although twice has been swum short course meters (25m): in 1996 and in 1998 (the latter where it immediately followed a

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meet).

Editions

Team Champions

U.S. Open records

Men

Women

References

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Recurring sporting events established in 1985 1985 establishments in the United States