Swim Families,

It is hard to believe that this season will come to an end in less than two weeks! Thank you to all of you for making this a great one!!

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.

Meet entry is open on our team website. ENTRIES WILL CLOSE ON TUESDAY AT NOON. Because of the nature of this meet, late entries will NOT be accepted.

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 NOON JULY 21. 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. No passes will be sold at the door.

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. Cost will be $10 per person for ages 11-Up and $6 for ages 10-Under. Please make your reservation on our website.

Happy Swimming!

Coach Joe and the USC Parent Committee