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2023 Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Area High School Sports Awards

Featured07jun7:00 pm8:30 pm2023 Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Area High School Sports AwardsVan Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N Tamiami Trl, Sarasota7:00 pm - 8:30 pm AreaSarasotaTypeFor kidsCostFree

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The Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Area High School Sports Awards is a high school athlete recognition program honoring the Sarasota area’s top-performing athletes, coaches, and teams from the past year. The nine-month program culminates in an in-person awards show where players of the year will be named in each sport will be given!

Thanks to our sponsors, the June awards show will be free to attend for nominated athletes. Family, friends, and supporters can purchase tickets to show their support and watch the show.

🙌 Celebrate the best high school athletes with us!
🥳 June 7 at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall at 7:00 pm.
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🏆 See this year’s nominees and learn more https://bit.ly/3YW1gqI.
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Doors open at 6:00 pm for the 7:00 pm awards show. The Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Area High School Sports Awards are made possible with the support of partner sponsor Sarasota Ford and Lakewood Ranch and is powered by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Mark yourself interested in this Facebook Event to be notified of new announcements, program updates, and more!

This year’s event is being held at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall located at 777 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236. The parking lot accommodates 850 vehicles and is accessible from 10th Street and 6th Street (Boulevard of the Arts) from US 41 (North Tamiami Trail).

Attire: The attire for the event is business/semi-formal—something you’d wear to a graduation ceremony.

Bag Policy: By purchasing and/or presenting a Van Wezel ticket for admission you agree that you and your belongings are subject to screening and/or search for prohibited items, including illegally possessed weapons, which are not allowed in the Van Wezel facility.

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SHOW SPECIAL GUEST

Appearing LIVE at this year’s Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Area High School Sports Awards will be none other than 12-Time Olympic Medalist, Dara Torres. At the event, she will provide an inspirational talk with a question-and-answer session.

ABOUT DARA TORRES

At the University of Florida, Dara Torres earned the maximum possible number of 28 NCAA All-American swimming awards. As the first US swimmer to compete in four Olympic Games, she set three World records and won nine Olympic medals, including four gold. In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games alone, after a seven-year break from competitive swimming, Dara won gold in the 400m freestyle and 400m medley relay and bronze in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, and the 100m butterfly. After the 2000 Olympics, Dara retired again to start a family, but dove right back into swimming in the 2006 Masters Nationals, where she broke a world record just three weeks after her daughter’s birth. And in August 2007, Torres won another National title and broke her own 7-year old American record in the 50 Freestyle. Torres successfully made another comeback to competitive swimming by making her fifth Olympic squad. She won a total of 3 silver medals at Beijing in 2008.

DARA TORRES

12-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST

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These local businesses have made it possible for us to shine a light on what makes sports special to our community. We hope you will show support for them, as they have supported the students, coaches and administrators who have brought us together to celebrate the triumphs and trials that make up high school athletics.

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Time

June 7, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N Tamiami Trl, Sarasota

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Cost

Free