Knoxville, Tennessee will host the first stop of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series on January 9-12.
Knoxville is a new addition to the traditional Pro Swim Series lineup, which last year opened with the usual January stop in Austin, Texas. The Knoxville Pro Swim Series meet will take place on January 9-12. That’s one week earlier than the very tentative USA Swimming Quad Plan listed as of July.
The Quad Plan had at the time listed five 2019 Pro Swim Series stops – one in January, one in March, one in April, one in May and one in June. That’s very similar to the 2018 Pro Swim Series, which had six stops spread between January (Austin), March (Atlanta), April (Mesa), May (Indianapolis), June (Santa Clara) and July (Columbus). With World University Games in early July and Worlds and Nationals in late July, the 2019 schedule crowds out a July stop for the Pro Swim Series.
USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey mentioned the Pro Swim Series in his ‘State of the Sport’ address this week, noting that the full schedule of events would be announced next month.
Deck experience is miserable and confined. Tight locker rooms, poor air quality…bad choice of venue.
And the locker situation is not good (politically correct)
Can you elaborate on the PC locker room situation?
Their locker rooms suck! (Not PC)! About 5 people can use it at a time and only 1 toilet! They have other locker rooms but they are a hike away! I bet there will be lots of deck changes even though they are illegal by USA swimming!
They sometimes open the Lady Vols locker room for big meets like this. The visiting locker room is not the biggest, but there is also a large bathroom on the spectator level. Since it is a big meet I would assume they will open up the old aquatic centers locker rooms for usage which is right next door, and is massive.
Sweet looking facility.
Not enough deck space
Air quality can be bad. LSC championship was rough on the eyes and lungs.
Same with Winter Juniors… too many kids coughing their lungs out
Any idea what the time standards will be?