Swim Families,

We look forward to seeing your smiling faces for the team photos tomorrow night.

TEAM PHOTOS (JULY 15)

TSS Photography will be on hand to make our individual and team photos tomorrow night. Individual photos will be made at 6:00 pm, with the team photo at 6:30 pm. For the team photo, swimmers should wear their team suit and team t-shirt.

The order form is attached.

For those of you who will not be available tomorrow, we have requested a make-up date and will advise when TSS gives us one.

TEAM T-SHIRTS

T-shirts are available for pick-up and purchase. Please have your swimmers see Mrs. Neubauer to pick up their shirts. Parents, if you would like a team shirt, they can be purchased for $15 via check or on the website.

GKAISA CHAMPIONSHIP MEET

GKAISA City Meet will take place Thursday, July 29 through Saturday, July 31. Preliminaries for swimmers 10-Under will be held on Thursday, July 29. Warm-ups will begin at 1:00 pm, with a meet start time of 3:00 pm. Preliminaries for swimmers 11-Up will be held on Friday, July 30. Warm-ups will begin at 7:00 am, with a meet start time of 9:00 am. Finals will be held on Saturday, July 31. Warm-ups will begin at 7:00 am, with a start time of 9:00 am.

Heat Sheet Ads

Heat Sheet Ad sales help GKAISA defray the cost of City Meet for our teams and help us provide scholarship money to our graduating seniors. If you have a business (or if you know of a business that may be interested, the following provides information on the purchase of ads:

Promotional Banners:

Hang your team or a business banner from the railing on the concession side of the Allan Jones Aquatic Center (under the scoreboard). The cost to hang a banner will be approximately $250 for all three days, depending upon your banner size. Anyone who pays to hang a banner will also receive a 1/2 page ad in the City Meet Heat Sheet.

Posters:

Spaces to hang posters in the concourse of the Allan Jones Aquatic Center will be available for purchase. Costs are as follows:

12” x 18” $10.00

18” x 24” $15.00

24” x 36” $20.00

Posters should be on poster board or construction paper and submitted to Brad Salsbury and Kelley Perkins for approval by Wednesday, July 28.

Heat Sheet Ads:

Heat Sheet Ads are also available for purchase. Prices are as follows:

1/2 page $150.00

Full page $250.00

If you have any questions about banners, posters or heat sheet ads, please contact Brad Salsbury at [email protected] or Kelley Perkins at [email protected].

GKAISA City Meet T-Shirts

City Meet T-shirts are available for pre-order. They will include the names of the swimmers from each day of competition. Proceeds from t-shirt sales go toward helping defray the costs of City Meet and to assist in funding GKAISA scholarships for senior swimmers. Cost will be $15.

You can purchase shirts through our website. DEADLINE TO ORDER IS JULY 20. We will submit a team order, and shirts will be available on the first day of City Meet. NOTE: There are different t-shirts for 11-Up Swimmers and 10-Under Swimmers. When you purchase, be sure that you indicate which shirt you want.

National Anthem

If your swimmer is interested in auditioning to perform the National Anthem, please have him or her contact Harry Whiteside at [email protected] or at 865.936.5454. Auditions may be carried out in person, over the phone or by video audition (preferable) sent to the email listed. For more information, see the City Meet tab on the GKAISA website. www.gkaisa.swimtopia.com

Parking Passes

If you have not purchased a parking pass for the summer, you will need to purchase a parking pass for City Meet. City Meet parking will be available in the garage across from Allan Jones. Cost for passes is $10 per day, and you will be able to purchase them on our website, beginning later this week. No passes will be sold at the door.

COVID-19 WARNING FOR GKAISA CHAMPIONSHIP MEET

An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in a public place where people are present. Unvaccinated individuals are encouraged to wear masks at all times, pursuant to relevant CDC guidelines.

COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can cause severe illness or death. BY ATTENDING OR PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMPETITION, YOU VOLUNTARILY ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 AND FOREVER RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS GKAISA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AND EACH OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM ANY LIABILITY OR CLAIMS INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, DISEASE OR PROPERTY LOSSES, OR ANY OTHER LOSS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS OF NEGLIGENCE AND GIVE UP ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE TO SEEK DAMAGES, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, FORESEEN OR UNFORESEEN, IN CONNECTION WITH EXPOSURE, INFECTION, AND/OR SPREAD OF COVID-19 RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN OR ATTENDANCE AT THIS COMPETITION.

SWIM CLINIC OPPORTUNITY

The University of Tennessee will be holding swim clinics during the month of July. These clinics are a great opportunity for your swimmers to get some extra pointers as we head toward the Championship Meet. For more information, please check out the following link:

https://www.tennesseeswimcamp.com/july-camps.cfm

… AND FINALLY …

Our end-of-season banquet will be held on Sunday, August 1 at Bearden Banquet Hall. Start time is slated for 5:00 pm. Details will follow.

Happy Swimming!

Coach Joe and the USC Parent Committee