U.S. Olympians Drew Kibler, Rhyan White to Race at U.S. Open. The U.S. Open will fill its regularly-scheduled place on the American swimming calendar the weekend following Thanksgiving, but the meet will take place in short course yards this year, and it will be lacking its signature star-power as most top American swimmers either continue post-Olympic breaks from competition or prepare for the upcoming Short Course World Championships, which will begin days later in Budapest.