ECKERD COLLEGE NEWS Olympic Sailor Lara Dallman Weiss, 2026 Commencement Speaker

In this episode of ECKERD COLLEGE NEWS, WECX and graduating senior Maddie Merrick interviews the 2026 commencement speaker and Eckerd College alumna, Lara Dallman Weiss, an Olympic sailor from Minnesota who will serve as the speaker for Eckerd College’s 63rd Annual Commencement Ceremony May 17. President Jim Annarelli extended the invitation to the accomplished alumna, who has sailed for Team USA in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics and is preparing to compete in the Los Angeles 2028 games. The 63rd Commencement Ceremony will begin at 8 a.m., Sunday, May 17. Viewers can livestream the event at https://www.eckerd.edu/commencement/
Learn more in this article by Eckerd College's Communications Director Robbyn Hopewell published March 27, 2026!

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