2016 Olympic Trials Media Guide
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Getty Images 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming usaswimming.org/trials l @USASwimming l @USASwimLive l #SwimTrials16 l #SwimUnited Order of Events Preliminaries: 10 a.m. CDT Finals: 6:45 p.m. CDT Sunday, June 26 Sunday, June 26 Men’s 400m IM Men’s 400m IM - FINAL Women’s 100m Fly Women’s 100m Fly - Semifinal Men’s 400m Free Men’s 400m Free - FINAL Women’s 400m IM Women’s 400m IM - FINAL Men’s 100m Breast Men’s 100m Breast - Semifinal Monday, June 27 Monday, June 27 Women’s 100m Back Women’s 100m Fly - FINAL Men’s 200m Free Men’s 200m Free - Semifinal Women’s 100m Breast Women’s 100m Breast - Semifinal Men’s 100m Back Men’s 100m Breast - FINAL Women’s 400m Free Women’s 400m Free - FINAL Table of Contents Men’s 100m Back - Semifinal Women’s 100m Back - Semifinal Page 1: ............................................................. Order of Events, Media Contacts Page 2: .............................................................Media Guidelines & Information Tuesday, June 28 Tuesday, June 28 Page 3: ..................................................................NBC News Access Guidelines Women’s 200m Free Women’s 200m Free - Semifinal Men’s 200m Fly Men’s 200m Free - FINAL Page 4: .......................................................................2016 Olympic Trials Notes Women’s 200m IM Women’s 100m Back - FINAL Page 6: ............................................... U.S. Olympic Team Selection Procedures Men’s 100m Back - FINAL Women’s 100m Breast - FINAL Page 7: ...............................................................2016 Olympic Games Schedule Men’s 200m Fly - Semifinal Page 8: ............................................................. U.S. Olympic Trials Superlatives Women’s 200m IM -- Semifinal Page 10: .........................................................U.S. Olympic Games Superlatives Wednesday, June 29 Wednesday, June 29 Page 12: ............................................................. 2015-16 National Team Rosters Men’s 100m Free Men’s 100m Free - Semifinal Page 14: ...............................................CenturyLink Center Omaha Venue Maps Women’s 200m Fly Women’s 200m Free - FINAL Page 16: .........................................................Past U.S. Olympic Team Trials Locations Men’s 200m Breast Men’s 200m Fly - FINAL Women’s 200m Fly - Semifinal Page 17: .............................................................. U.S. Olympic Team Trials Results Men’s 200m Breast - Semifinal Page 24: ............................................................................. All-Time Olympic Medalists Women’s 200m IM - FINAL Page 32: ........................................................................Event-By-Event History Thursday, June 30 Thursday, June 30 Page 110: ................................................ World, American & U.S. Open Records Women’s 100m Free Men’s 200m Breast - FINAL Men’s 200m Back Women’s 100m Free - Semifinal Women’s 200m Breast Men’s 200m Back - Semifinal USA Swimming Media Contacts Men’s 200m IM Women’s 200m Fly - FINAL Men’s 100m Free - FINAL Scott Leightman: 719-502-1092, Women’s 200m Breast - Semifinal Engage with USA Swimming [email protected] Men’s 200m IM - Semifinal on Social Media: (Staff, athlete interviews) Friday, July 1 Friday, July 1 Event Hashtag: 719-362-6422, Men’s 50m Free Men’s 50m Free - Semifinal John Martin: #SwimTrials16 Women’s 800m Free Women’s 200m Breast - FINAL [email protected] Men’s 100m Fly Men’s 200m Back - FINAL (Athlete interviews, credentials) Twitter: @USASwimming, Women’s 200m Back Women’s 200m Back - Semifinal @USASwimLive Men’s 200m IM - FINAL Nailah Ellis Timberlake: 719-663-6361, Women’s 100m Free - FINAL [email protected] Instagram: @USASwimming Men’s 100m Fly – Semifinal (AquaZone media access) Facebook: Facebook.com/ Saturday, July 2 Saturday, July 2 Women’s 50m Free Women’s 200m Back - FINAL Kara Raney: 719-358-3340, USASwimming Men’s 1500m Free Men’s 100m Fly - FINAL [email protected] Women’s 800m Free - FINAL YouTube: YouTube.com/ Men’s 50m Free - FINAL (SwimToday campaign) USASwimmingOrg Women’s 50m Free – Semifinal Brad Rudner: Sunday, July 3 Sunday, July 3 [email protected] No Preliminaries Women’s 50m Free - FINAL (Phillips 66 Hometown Media Center) Men’s 1500m Free – FINAL 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming 1 Media Guidelines & Information usaswimming.org/trials l @USASwimming l @USASwimLive l #SwimTrials16 l #SwimUnited Facility Address Photographer Guidelines CenturyLink Center Omaha Steven Currie will again serve as the photo chief for the U.S. 455 N. 10th Street Olympic Team Trials - Swimming. He will be onsite beginning June Omaha, NE 68102 23 and throughout the competition to assist all photographers in Omaha. Complete guidelines will be distributed to all credentialed Credentials photographers prior to the event. Media credential pick-up will be located at the media entrance of the CenturyLink Center. The entrance is located at the back of USA Swimming Professional Journalism Policies the building (east side of the building), adjacent to Parking Lot A. USA Swimming strives to maintain a professional work This will be the media entrance throughout the meet. environment for our event media. For this reason, we require that all journalists help us maintain this atmosphere. A Credential Pick-Up Hours signature on the media credential application indicates that Please note that credentials can only be picked up during the the professional journalist has read, fully understands and is in following hours: agreement with the following professional journalism policies: June 24-25 8 a.m.–3 p.m. 1. Athlete seating areas are off-limits to the public and accredited June 26-July 3 8 a.m.–Noon press. Interviews must be conducted exclusively in designated 4:30 p.m.–8 p.m. media areas unless special arrangements are made through the Parking USA Swimming communications department. Parking passes are extremely limited at the CenturyLink Center Omaha. Media staying at downtown hotels are advised to walk 2. We ask that all media respect the work environment of their to the venue. If you would like to request a parking pass, contact colleagues by maintaining a quiet and professional atmosphere John Martin with USA Swimming. in the media work room and all other media areas of the venue. Media Work Room 3. All media are asked to show consideration to their peers, The media room is located at the north end (or start end) of especially in crowded or busy work, press conference or mixed the competition pool. There will be wireless and wired internet zone areas. access for business use. 4. Internet usage in the media center is for work-related purposes Nebraska Tourism Media Lounge only. Media members who do not follow the proper internet A complimentary dinner will be provided daily between 4:45-6:45 procedures may have their internet access revoked for the p.m. in the Nebraska Tourism Media Lounge, located at the rear remainder of the competition. of the Media Center. Light breakfast and lunch items will also be available throughout the prelim sessions. Coffee, tea and water 5. No competition-area video may be shot and shared via will be provided throughout the day in the lounge. social media or on an outlet’s website. This includes live video via Facebook Live, Periscope, etc., as well as video posted to Pre-Meet Press Conferences Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. Still photos are USA Swimming will hold pre-meet press conferences with select permitted. Video interviews filmed in the mixed zone and press athletes on June 24 and 25 at the CenturyLink Center Omaha. conference room may be posted to social media, but may not A full schedule will be distributed to credentialed media. USA be shared live. See the NBC News Access Guidelines for full Swimming will also schedule press conferences with athletes information. and officials later in the meet. 6. Any secondary, non-editorial or commercial use of any picture, Media Seating audio, film/tape/digital image or drawing of this event is USA Swimming will provide seating charts for tabled media in prohibited without prior specific written authorization from the the competition venue. Overflow (non-tabled) media seating is USOC and USA Swimming. available in section 102 and 103. Seating in the media work room will not be assigned. 7. All media outlets must adhere to NBC’s broadcast coverage regulations, in addition to the policies mentioned above. Internet USA Swimming reserves the right to enforce the above rules Wireless internet access will be available throughout the various with consequences including, revocation or suspension of media work areas. Ethernet connections will be available in the accreditation. Media Seating Area (tables only), as well as the Media Work Room. 2 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming NBC News Access Guidelines usaswimming.org/trials l @USASwimming l @USASwimLive l #SwimTrials16 l #SwimUnited 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - News Access Guidelines Notwithstanding the foregoing, interviews with participants (e.g., athletes, coaches, officials) that are conducted in designated media interview areas This is to advise you that NBCUniversal Media, LLC (“NBCUniversal”) has away from the field of play, material recorded at press conferences, and acquired the exclusive rights in all media to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team certain material recorded at designated training sessions upon the explicit Trials, including with respect to all competitions and exhibitions (practice/ authorization