USC News and Notes: Lots of Info for July 3 and Beyond!
Swim Families,
We hope you are having a great 4th of July weekend! This summer is going fast, and we have a lot of swimming left to do.
MEET VERSUS WSY
As you know, our meet versus the Westside Y was postponed because of lightning. We will finish the meet this Thursday night, July 7, with warm-ups at 5:30 pm at WSY and a meet start time of 6:00 pm. We will begin with Event 11 and swim to completion of the meet. When the lightning delay happened, we were only ahead by 2 points… so we need all the swimmers we can get at this meet.
If your availability to swim has changed, please be sure to let Coach Allie know ASAP. Please go into the calendar and edit your availability if it has changed. If it has not, then no action is necessary.
SMOKY MOUNTAIN INVITATIONAL
The Smoky Mountain Invitational will be held on Saturday, July 9 (ages 11-Up) and Sunday, July 10 (ages 10-Under) at Springbrook Park in Alcoa. Be sure to check out Coach Allie’s very informative email from July 1 for additional information on the meet.
TEAM and INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS
We will be doing our team and individual photos on Monday, July 11 at 6:00 pm. Make plans to be there, wearing your team suit and team t-shirt. The photos will be made on the steps at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center by the photographers at TSS Photography.
TSS is sending us a QR code so that you can sign up for individual photos and to purchase individual and group photos. This year, you will be able to see the photos before you purchase. Upon purchase, they will be sent directly to you.
Please watch your email for the QR Code. We will send it as soon as it is sent to us.
Following team photos, we will be making posters to hang at Allan Jones at City Meet. Please bring your markers, art supplies and poster board!
MEET VERSUS MARYVILLE ALCOA FLYING DOLPHINS
We will be swimming against the Maryville Alcoa Flying Dolphins at Springbrook Pool (same location as SMI) on Tuesday, July 12 in a meet that will determine our League champion. Sign-ups are now open on the website. We need as many swimmers there as possible, as this will be another really tough meet!
To sign up, please click the following link:
https://universityswimclub.swimtopia.com/swim_meets
We will provide additional details as they become available.
JUNKFEST MEET
We are bringing back an old USC/Faculty Club tradition with the Junkfest Meet. We will be hosting Benington-Farrington, WSY and the AJCC for a fun meet on Monday, July 18 at 6:00 pm in the competition pool at Allan Jones. Instead of ribbons, we will be swimming for prizes… and we will do a special recognition of our Senior Swimmers that night.
To sign up, please click on the link below:
https://universityswimclub.swimtopia.com/swim_meets
We will be selling concessions to help cover the cost of the meet, so come hungry. Be on the lookout for more details regarding this fun meet!
GKAISA CHAMPIONSHIP MEET INFORMATION
City Meet will take place Thursday, July 21 through Saturday, July 23. Preliminaries for swimmers 10-Under will be held on Thursday, July 21. 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 22. Warm-ups will begin at 7:00 am, with a meet start time of 9:00 am. Finals will be held on Saturday, July 23. Warm-ups will begin at 7:00 am, with a start time of 9:00 am. Additional details may be found in the Meet Invitation, which is under the City Meet tab on the GKAISA website.
https://gkaisa.swimtopia.com/2022-gkaisa-city-championship
Registration is now open on our website. Please click on the calendar just as you would for a regular meet. To be eligible to swim, you must (1) have participated in two of our regular season meets (SMI and Junkfest count toward this), and (2) be able to swim the length of the pool without assistance.
CITY MEET ADS
Ad sales help defray the cost of City Meet for our team and help GKAISA provide scholarship money to graduating senior swimmers. If your company or you would be interested in purchasing a Heat Sheet or scoreboard ad or would be interested in placing a banner at City Meet, please check out the following link:
The deadline to submit an ad is Friday, July 15.
GKAISA CITY MEET T-SHIRTS
GKAISA sells City Meet t-shirts that feature the names of swimmers entered in the Meet each day. Proceeds from t-shirt sales go toward helping defray the costs of City Meet and to assist in funding GKAISA scholarships for swimmers. Cost will be $15. Sizes available will be Youth S, M and L and Adult S, M, L, XL, XXL and XXXL. The Thursday shirt features the names of swimmers ages 10-Under, and the Friday shirt features the names of swimmers ages 11-Up.
To order a shirt (and to see this year's design... it's really cool), please see the Merchandise tab on our website, which is copied below:
https://universityswimclub.swimtopia.com/shop
CITY MEET PARKING
City Meet parking will be available in the garage across from Allan Jones at the cost of $10 per day.
Please order your passes through our Merchandise tab. Be sure you specify the day for each of the passes. For Finals Saturday: If you reasonably believe that your swimmer will qualify for Finals, please purchase a Saturday pass. There will be a very limited number available for purchase on Friday for Saturday finals.
To order, click below:
https://universityswimclub.swimtopia.com/shop
If you do not want to purchase parking, parking will be available at the Metron Center lot off Kingston Pike (approximately 1 mile away near Tyson Park). No shuttle service will be provided.
NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMERS WANTED
If your swimmer is interested in auditioning to perform the National Anthem on any day of City Meet, please contact Harry Whiteside at 865.936.5454. Auditions may be carried out in person, over the phone or by video audition (preferable) sent to [email protected]. For more information, see the City Meet tab on the GKAISA website (www.gkaisa.swimtopia.com). Deadline to submit is Monday, July 18.
END-OF-SEASON BANQUET
We will hold our End-of-Season Banquet on Sunday, August 7 at 1:30 pm at Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall. The menu will feature penne pasta with alfredo and grilled chicken, chicken tenders, a garden salad and macaroni and cheese. Cost this year will be $18 for 11-Ups and $10 for 10-Unders.
Registration is now open. Please sign up by clicking the link below:
https://universityswimclub.swimtopia.com/shop
… AND FINALLY…
We still have a few t-shirts that need to be picked up. Please pick them up on deck this week. Also, we have some of this year’s shirts available for sale for $15. We also have some of last year’s shirts available for $1. Please show your team spirit with the purchase of a shirt!
Happy Swimming (and Happy 4th)!
Coach Allie and the USC Board
