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    City Meet Update!

    July 19th
    GKASIA City Meet is upon us! Please read through this email, there is new and updated information.
    • There will be no Swim Team practices or Pre-Team lessons during City Meet: Thursday July 20 and Friday July 21.
    • The meet is located at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus. (2200 Andy Holt Ave, Knoxville TN)
    • Free parking will be available at the Metron Center lot, off Kingston Pike. It is about a 3/4 mile walk to the pool. No shuttle service will be provided.
    • All parents/guardians of swimmers at City Meet must be willing to work at the meet. Refusal to work will cause GKAISA to fine the team and deduct points, and your family will not be allowed to attend SAC’s end of season banquet.
    • Timers must report to the timer’s meeting.
    • Between events, swimmers and family are expected to stay at the team tent, as seating is limited inside the aquatic center. Team tent location is the same as years past. Tent map is Here. We will be on the service road between Allan Jones Aquatic Center and the Student Aquatic Center.
    • There are no age group coordinators for City Meet. Parents are responsible for getting their swimmers to the Clerk of Course area, directly behind Allan Jones. You can follow @GKAISAOFFICIAL on Twitter for up to date on the events and meet information. There will not be a loud speaker/radio this year.
    • Prelims take place on Thursday and Friday. The top 8 times in each event will qualify for A Finals, the next top 8 (places 9-16) will qualify for Consolation Finals. The next top 2 (places 17, 18) will be alternates for Finals. If you finish in the top 18 of any event, individual or a relay, you are expected to attend Finals on Saturday.
      • Swimmers may still swim in City Meet even if they are unavailable on Saturday. Please let Coach Scott know in advance if you are not attending Saturday Finals, so he can remove your swimmer from Finals in the event that he/she qualifies.
      • Correction: I have previously told people that only one relay per team may qualify for finals. That is not correct, some teams had a C relay score points last year!
    • During Prelims, the girls will swim in the left pool, and the boys will swim in the right pool; from the perspective of the spectators. For Finals, all events will be in the right pool, and the left pool will be open for warm ups. The diving well will be open for warm ups only on Friday.
    • Here is the psych sheet. These show the ranking of everyone in each event. This does not have heats/lanes.
    • Digital heats sheets will not be available. Coaches will have heat sheets. Although it can be helpful, swimmers also do not need to know their heat and lane; they will get lined up in their heats and lanes in the Clerk of Course tents. A swimmer only needs to know their event and event number.
    • Things to bring to City Meet
      • Normal swim meet equipment: team suit, team cap, multiple goggles and a few towels.
      • Folding chairs.
      • Books, games, or other entertainment. There is a lot of downtime between events. Athletes should be relaxing while they wait to compete.
      • Healthy snacks and cold drinks. Athletes should only drink water or a sports drink (Gatorade) with water.
      • Money for heat sheets, typically $10 per day.
      • Sharpie. All 10 & Under swimmers must have their Last Name, Age, and Team writin on the back of their shoulder. This helps the Clerk of Course workers identify swimmers and line them up correctly.
      • NO pop-up tents are allowed.
    • Warm Ups are 15-20 minutes long. Please arrive on time!
    • Timeline
      • You can find the exact timelines for the events here
      • Thursday, July 20. 10 & Under Events.
        • Warm Ups: 2:00-2:20pm, Lanes 3 & 4 in the Girl’s pool
        • Events Begin: 3:00pm
        • Events Finish: 7:30pm
      • Friday, July 21. 11 & Over Events.
        • Warm Ups: 8:25-8:40am, Lanes 1 - 3 in the Boy’s pool.
        • Events Begin: 9:00am
        • Events Finish: 3:15pm
      • Saturday, July 22. Finals.
        • Warm Ups: 7:40-7:55am, Lanes 4 - 6 in the Girl’s pool.
        • Events Begin: 9:00am
        • Events Finish: 4:00pm
    • The theme is Hawaiian!

    Scott Mayo
    SAC Head Coach

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