Brennan Gravley, Dylan Gravley Medal in Men’s 10K At U.S. Open Water Championships
It was a banner day for the Gravley brothers at the U.S. Open Water National Championships Friday.
Brennan Gravley won the silver medal, while his brother Dylan Gravley, won the bronze medal in Sarasota. Spain’s Carlos Garach won the 10K event, crossing the finish line in 1:51.05.65, just ahead of Brennan Gravley, who was the top American finisher in 1:51.95.78. Dylan Gravley won the bronze with a swim of 1:51.07.77.
The Gravley brothers represented the United States in the 10K at the 2023 World Championships, with Brennan finishing 12th and Dylan 13th. Now, the two will return to the world stage in Fukuoka, Japan, with a chance of qualifying for the 2024 Olympics. The top three finishers this year will receive Olympic qualification along with the top 13 finishers at the World Championships next February in Doha, Qatar.
Tennessee’s Joey Tepper finished fourth in 1:51.11.02, followed by TSM Aquatics’ Ivan Puskovitch (1:51.13.07). Sandpipers’ Luke Ellis was sixth in 1:51.13.26, followed by Spain’s Guillem Pujol (1:51.28.63) and Alejandor Puebla (1:51.29.17).
FAST’s Simon Lamar took ninth (1:51.31.52), followed by Mission Viejo’s David Heron (1:51.37.06).
Brennan Gravley, a senior at the University of Florida, was the winner of USA Swimming’s Fran Crippen Memorial Open Water Swimmer of the Year in 2022. Dylan, meanwhile, just completed his sophomore season at Arizona State. The brothers are from Las Vegas, where they swam for the Sandpipers of Nevada alongside standouts such as Katie Grimes, who was the winner of the women’s 10K title earlier in the day in Sarasota.
Full results from the 10K race are available here.