# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Doug's Best Friend Swim Meet (15th annual Gladstone Classic)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: For fifteen years, the Gladstone Fall Classic Swim Meet has been more than a competition — it’s been a place for camaraderie and connection. This year, it is renamed to honor the founder, coach, and friend, Doug Hayden. 

Doug’s impact reached far beyond the pool.  He had a rare gift for making each person feel valued. Whether a first-time swimmer or a seasoned competitor, Doug had a way of making you feel like you were his best friend. And the beautiful truth is, you weren’t alone, because Doug gave that kind of love freely and generously.

Many of us found lifelong friends because Doug brought us together with warmth, humor, and encouragement. His legacy lives in every shared laugh, every cheer from the deck, and every hug at the end of a race.

The newly named Doug’s Best Friend Swim Meet celebrates that legacy – a meet where we race, cheer, remember, and swim in the spirit of connection that Doug championed.  If you ever felt like his best friend... you were.

Registration opening soon. https://www.usms.org/events/events/15th-annual-dougs-best-friend-meet?ID=11270
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gladstone/dougs-best-friend-swim-meet-15th-annual-gladstone-classic/200028719763120
- **Event Categories**: sports, contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.usms.org/events/events/15th-annual-dougs-best-friend-meet?ID=11270&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=gladstone-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Gladstone
- **state**: MO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Gladstone Community Center
- **lat**: 39.220345946422
- **long**: -94.570889377802
- **full address**: Gladstone Community Center, 744 NE 69th St, Kansas City, MO 64118, United States, Gladstone

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Doug's Best Friend Swim Meet (15th annual Gladstone Classic) being held?
  - **A:** Doug's Best Friend Swim Meet (15th annual Gladstone Classic) takes place on Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm at Gladstone Community Center, 744 NE 69th St, Kansas City, MO 64118, United States, Gladstone.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Doug's Best Friend Swim Meet (15th annual Gladstone Classic) is ideal for sports fans, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who loves the thrill of live competitive action and the energy of a crowd. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Gladstone, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Doug's Best Friend Swim Meet (15th annual Gladstone Classic) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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