USA Swimming announced on Friday that they will host a battle between top U.S. swimmers and a team of European All-Stars at the fifth Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool from December 16 to 17 in Atlanta.

According to the official website of USA Swimming, the competition will take place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center and tickets to the events are now on sale and can be purchased online.

The biennial event is designed to showcase swim stars ahead of the upcoming 2012 London Olympics in a short-course meters event. Americans have won the prior competitions against Australian squads.

"The Duel in the Pool is a fantastic celebration of our sport," said USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus.

The U.S. roster will be announced at the end of October and will comprised of the fastest swimmers selected from four meets in 2011, said the USA Swimming.

A European All-Star squad of up to 22 men and 22 women has already seen commitments from world championship meet swimmers from Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, Belarus, Denmark, Austria and Lithuania.

Over 100,000 U.S. dollars will be awarded for the event, with winners taking $1,500 and any world records bringing up to $15,000.

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