What: GKAISA City Meet Championship

When:

• Sharks 11yrs. and up swim Friday, July 27th - this day is called "Preliminaries"
• Sharks 10 and under swim Saturday, July 28th - this day is called "Preliminaries"
• Sunday July 29th is the Championship. The Top 18 swimmers (all ages) from preliminaries for each event of the previous two days will return for the final championship score. The top 16 swim, 17 & 18 are alternates.

Where: UT Campus - Alan Jones Aquatic Center

Pools:
This meet uses one pool for boys (8 lanes at the pool closest to the diving well) and one pool for girls (10 lanes in the pool closest to the scoreboard) on Friday and Saturday for preliminaries, and then one 8-pane pool for the Finals session on Sunday. Pool depth is 8-feet at ends, 9-feet in the center. Seating for the 1,284 spectators is available in the balcony overlooking the pool for free. Only workers and coaches are allowed on the pool deck.

Time:
Please plan to be under the tent 30 minutes before our warm up time - ALLOW TIME FOR PARKING

Warmups:

• FRIDAY - 7:40am-7:55am in pool closest to the scoreboard in lanes 1-4
• SATURDAY - 8:25am-8:40am in pool closest to the scoreboard in lanes 7-10
• SUNDAY - 7:55-8:10am in pool closest to the scoreboard in lanes 1-3

Sharks - when you arrive, please double check your events and please find all the members of your relay teams. If you do not find someone that is swimming on your relay team, please let a Coach know as soon as possible.

Tent Location:
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THIS HAS CHANGED
Our tent will still be directly behind the AJAC - BUT IN A NEW SPOT... We will be where the girls clerk of course tent used to be. GKAISA is trying this out to see if it aids flow of kids going in. See the diagram here.

Parking:
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THIS HAS CHANGED
Parking will be allowed in the parking garage across from the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. The parking fee for the garage is $5 per vehicle upon each entry. If a vehicle leaves and returns the same date an additional $5 fee will be charged. Parking fees go to UT, not GKAISA. You will be able to purchase your parking pass there as you go in - no need to run inside AJAC for it.

Free parking will be available at the Metron/Kingston Building next to Tyson Park (2309 Kingston Pike). It is approximately one mile from the AJAC and you will WALK. There is NO BUS this year.

No traffic will be allowed on UT Drive between the Student Aquatic Center and the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.Drop-off and Unloading will only be allowed in the right lane of Andy Holt Avenue in front of the Student Aquatic Center (SAC). NO PARKING or leaving the car will be permitted there at any time during the meet.

ABSOLUTELY NO UNLOADING in front of the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.The street is not wide enough, and officers WILL WRITE TICKETS to persons who block traffic by stopping there.Police officers will be present to direct traffic and ensure everyone’s safety.

What to Bring:
Breakfast to share, chairs, extra towels and goggles, sharpie, a highlighter, money for a Heat Sheet, cash for parking, cooler with Water & Snacks, Sunscreen, A book or game for the kids, Electronics - please make sure you have your name on these items and keep up with them, camera, bug spray, pop up tents if you don't want to sit under our 20x40 tent.

General Swimmer Procedures:
The clerk of Course tent is located close to our team tent. This is where you will bring your child as the calls are made for their events; relay teams should gather together before heading to the clerk tent. Parents are not permitted in this area...as soon as you drop off your swimmer you can head to the front of the building to secure your spot to watch up in the stands. After their event the swimmers will exit the aquatic center on the lower level right under the stairs in the front of the building and you can meet them there or back at the tent.

*** On Friday and Saturday boys and girls will swim in two separate pools. The two sides will run independently of one another, meaning the boys' side may have completed IM races and moved on to freestyle while the girls are still completing their IMs. The exception will be the Mixed relays which are the first event each day.***

VERY IMPORTANT: How do you know if you return on Sunday?:
The placing information will be posted in the hallway of AJAC. Look for large crowds looking at a white wall, that is where the printouts are posted. ALL kids and relay teams that place in the top 18 will return on Sunday. The top 16 swim and 2 alternates must be on site, just in case. We want to ensure all of our Shark Finalists swim on Sunday!!

A Bit About Scoring:
Friday and Saturday are preliminaries – they do not score points for the team on those days, the overall goal is to finish in the top 18 to return on Sunday for the finals.

When you get to the meet and buy a heat sheet on Friday and Saturday, you’ll see that the swimmers are placed in heats according to time – the slower times are in the first heats. The fastest 24 swimmers are evenly distributed across the last 3 heats. Times are recorded for every swimmer, and the top 18 times (regardless of what heat they were in during prelims) will return for finals on Sunday.

On Sunday, heat 2 will be the “ribbon heat” consisting of swimmers whose times placed them at #9-#16 ranking, points are given according to the place they get in that heat. Heat 1 is the “medal heat” – swimmers with rankings of #1-#8 swim in it, and points are given according to the place they get in that heat. If someone in Heat 1 doesn’t return on Sunday, then the #9 swimmer from heat 2 moves up, and the #17 alternate swimmer moves into heat 2.

WEBSITE for additional CITY MEET Information, tent maps, event results, etc…
https://gkaisa.swimtopia.com/
*timeline and psych sheet will be posted there later in the week.

POST CITY PIZZA PARTY
After all of the hard week this weekend, Sharks need to EAT!!! – So come for free Pizza at the pool Sunday July 29th - When the championship ends, we will text out the time for everyone to meet back at the pool for a little pizza and swimming. All swimmers are invited, the time will be around 6:00pm.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!!

GO Gulf Park Blue Sharks!!
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Reminder: No smoking or alcohol at swim meets

Per GKAISA rules, all smoking and alcoholic beverages are absolutely prohibited at the pool area in all GKAISA meets - Dual, Tri, Relay and Championship