Sarasota, FL – Former Rapid City swimmer, Mazie Moberly, competed this week (4/2/26-4/4/26) at the Open Water Nationals in Sarasota, Florida. Moberly is a 17 year old distance swimmer at Gator Swim Club and Buchholz High School. She previously swam with the GREAT Swim Team and Rushmore Tsunami before moving to Florida about two and a half years ago. She recently finished 3rd in the state in the 1650 free in March. She competed at Junior Winter Nationals this past December. Moberly will compete in the 10K (Thursday), 3K Knockout (Friday), and 5K (Saturday). She finished 7th in the Florida Open Water Championship last year. 

The Open Water Nationals were held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (4/2-4/4/26). 282 athletes (139 women and 143 men) competed over the 3 day event. You must have qualifying times to be eligible to compete in the Open Water Nationals. The Open Water Nationals is the selection meet for the USA Swimming 2026-2027 Open Water and Junior Open Water Teams. 

This is the first time Moberly has competed in the Open Water Nationals and her third time competing in an open water event. Moberly finished 12th (in her age group) in the 10K and 8th (in her age group) in the 5K. She, also, competed in the 3K Knockout. Moberly will now focus on the upcoming long course season and USA Swimming’s Sectionals and Futures competitions this summer.