Everything you need to know about City Meet!

• You can RSVP here. RSVP closes July 2 at 10:00pm.
• As City Meet is unusually early this year, only 1 dual meet participation is needed to qualify. The Mock Meet does not count.
• All swimmers are strongly encouraged to attend this meet!
• Coaches will select events to maximize points. There is no benefit to spreading out swimmers at this meet, so swimmers will be placed in their strongest events (based on past City Meet results). There will be time to confirm your swimmer's events and request changes.
• Timelines
  • Thursday, July 10 is the 10 & Under Prelims
    Warm Ups are sometime between 1:00-2:30pm
    Events are 3:00-7:30pm
  • Friday, July 11 is the 11 & Over Prelims
    Warm Ups are sometime between 7:45-8:30am
    Events are 9:00am-2:45pm Updated
  • Saturday, Jul 12 is the Finals for all ages
    Warm Ups are sometime between 9:10-10:10am Updated
    Events are 10:30am-5:15pm Updated
• Exact Warm Up times will be announced later. Warm Ups are only 10-20 minutes long. Please arrive on time!
• No Practice July 10-11
• 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 if he/she qualifies.
• The meet is located at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus. (2200 Andy Holt Ave, Knoxville TN)
• There is paid parking for $10 per day. Must be purchased in advance here.
• Purchase your City Meet shirts here. Shirts must be ordered, they are not for sale at the meet.
• Absolutely no drop offs allowed in front of the building. There is too much traffic and you will be ticketed.
• All parents 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.
• Job requirements will be posted before the meet. Timers must report to the timer’s meeting.
• Between races, swimmers and family are expected to stay at the team tent, as seating is limited inside the aquatic center. Team tent location should be the same as years past, but a map has not been published yet.
• Swimmers are ultimately responsible for getting themselves to the Clerk of Course area, directly behind Allan Jones. You can follow @GKAISAOFFICIAL on X/Twitter for up to date on the events and meet information.
• 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.
• Digital heats sheets will not be available for Prelims. Heat sheets can be purchased at the box office. 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.
• It sounds like digital heat sheets may be published for Finals this year.
• If anyone is interested in auditioning to perform the National Anthem, they can find instructions here. Vocalists, instrumentalists, and ensembles are welcome to apply.
• Details can be found on GKAISA's website.
• Things to bring to City Meet
  • Normal swim meet equipment: team suit, team cap, multiple goggles and 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 drink water or a sports drink (Gatorade) with water.
  • Money for heat sheets and food.
  • Sharpie. All 10 & Under swimmers must have their Last Name, Age, and Team written 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.
• SAC’s theme is Hawaiian!

Please email me if you have any questions!
Scott Mayo
SAC Head Coach