2017 Phillips 66 National Championships usaswimming.org l @USASwimming l @USASwimLive l #Phillips66Nats Event Schedule Daily: Prelims 9 a.m. EDT, Finals 6 p.m. Thursday, June 29 400m Individual Medley Monday, June 26 100m Butterfly Pre-Meet Press Conferences 50m Breaststroke 50m Backstroke Tuesday, June 27 200m Butterfly Friday, June 30 100m Freestyle 400m Freestyle Women’s 800m Freestyle 100m Breaststroke Men’s 1500m Freestyle 100m Backstroke Quick Facts What: 2017 Phillips 66 National Wednesday, June 28 Saturday, July 1 Championships 200m Freestyle Women’s 1500m Freestyle When: Tues., June 27-Sat., July 1 200m Breastroke 200m Individual Medley Where: Indiana University 200m Backstroke Men’s 800m Freestyle Natatorium 50m Butterfly 50m Freestyle 901 West New York Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 Format: 50 meters (Olympic format) Media Information USA Swimming on Social Media: Credentials • Event Hashtag: #Phillips66Nats Media credentials will be available for pick up at the Volunteer Check-In Desk at the bottom of • Twitter: @USASwimming, the deck entry stairs beginning Monday, June 26. All media must show a photo ID to receive a @USASwimLive credentials. Questions can be directed to John Martin of USA Swimming at 719-362-6422. • Instagram: @USASwimming • Snapchat: usaswimming Media Work Areas • Facebook: Facebook.com/ The media workroom is located at the southwest corner of the pool deck, to the right of the diving USASwimming towers. Tabled press seating is located at the skirted tables in the west concourse spectator • YouTube: YouTube.com/ seating area. The closest entrances are the west entrance and the garage entrance. All approved USASwimming media representatives will have access to the media center equipped with wireless Internet and refreshments. Table of Contents Parking 1: Schedule of Events, etc. Media parking will be in the Natatorium Sports Garage by permit only. Contact John Martin at USA Swimming to request a parking pass for the competition. 2: Meet Preview 3: Meet Notes Interviews 4: National Team Rosters Requested athletes will be available following each race during finals. In the case where an athlete has another race upcoming in the session, that athlete will be available following his/her final race. 6: Event Superlatives All interview requests should be coordinated through the USA Swimming communications staff 7: 2017 FINA World Championships and must be conducted in a USA Swimming-designated area. 8: All-Time National Champions USA Swimming On-Site Communications Contacts 16: U.S. Open, American & World Records (as of June 22) John Martin ([email protected], 719-362-6422) Kara Raney ([email protected], 719-358-3340) 18: Event Progressions 80: National Team Bios 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships 1 Event Preview usaswimming.org l @USASwimming l @USASwimLive l #Phillips66Nats USA Swimming Standouts Set to Compete at Phillips 66 Nationals Five-day event set for June 27-July 1 at historic IU Natatorium also serves as FINA World Championships qualifying meet COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The nation’s top swimmers, including 2016 Olympic gold medalists, will square off with national titles and Team USA roster spots for next month’s FINA World Championships up for grabs at USA Swimming’s Phillips 66 National Championships, which open in Indianapolis on Tuesday, June 27, at the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI. With many competing in the same pool for the first time since Team USA topped the medal table with 33 Olympic medals in Rio last summer, 30-plus members of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team are expected to be in action in Indianapolis. Defending individual event Olympic champions expected to compete include Anthony Ervin (Valencia, Calif./SwimMAC Carolina), Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana University), Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Stanford Swimming), Simone Manuel (Sugar Land, Texas/Stanford Swimming) and Ryan Murphy (Jacksonville, Fla./California Aquatics). In total, more than 600 of the nation’s top swimmers – including the likes of fellow Olympic medalists Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash./California Aquatics), Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill./Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics), Kathleen Baker (Winston-Salem, N.C./ SwimMAC Carolina) and Elizabeth Beisel (Saunderstown, R.I./Bluefish Swim Club) – are expected to swim in the five-day meet. Complete meet information is available online at usaswimming.org. The competition opens on Tuesday, June 27, and runs through Saturday, July 1. Prelims begin each day of competition at 9 a.m. EDT, followed by finals at 6 p.m. All-session, single-day and single-session tickets are on sale now at usaswimming.org. This meet serves as the qualifier for the U.S. team in the pool competition at the 2017 FINA World Championships, which runs from July 23-30 in Budapest, Hungary. The winner of each Olympic event will claim an automatic spot on the roster, and a complete team selection procedure is outlined at usaswimming.org. Outside of the Olympic Games, the FINA World championships are the sport’s largest international competition. Results at Phillips 66 Nationals also will qualify individuals for the U.S. rosters for the World University Games and FINA World Junior Championships – set for Aug. 23-28 in Indianapolis – later this summer. Twelve hours of television coverage from Phillips 66 Nationals will be aired by NBC Sports Group with nightly broadcasts on NBC Sports Network and Universal HD and four hours of coverage on NBC on July 1-2. A webcast of the meet also will be available on usaswimming.org. The Phillips 66 National Championships are part of the 2017 Team USA Summer Champions Series, presented by Comcast. The Champions Series showcases numerous Olympic sports throughout the season, highlighting the year-round quest of Team USA athletes to compete at the Olympic Games. About USA Swimming As the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, USA Swimming is a 400,000-member service organization that promotes the culture of swimming by creating opportunities for swimmers and coaches of all backgrounds to participate and advance in the sport through clubs, events and education. Our membership is comprised of swimmers from the age group level to the Olympic Team, as well as coaches and volunteers. USA Swimming is responsible for selecting and training teams for international competition including the Olympic Games, and strives to serve the sport through its core objectives: Build the base, Promote the sport, Achieve competitive success. For more information, visit www.usaswimming.org. 2 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships Meet Notes usaswimming.org l @USASwimming l @USASwimLive l #Phillips66Nats A Field Loaded with Olympians Phillips 66 Nationals Broadcast Schedule Paced by five-time Olympic gold medalists Date Network Time (ET) Live or Delay Webcast* Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash./California Tuesday, June 27 NBCSN 7-8 p.m. Same Day Delay USASwimming.org Aquatics) and Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Wednesday, June 28 NBCSN 7-8 p.m. Same Day Delay USASwimming.org Thursday, June 29 Universal HD 6-8 p.m. Live NBC Sports App Md./Stanford Swimming), the 2017 Phillips Friday, June 30 Universal HD 6-8 p.m. Live NBC Sports App 66 Nationals field is expected to feature 30 Saturday, July 1 NBC 1-3 p.m. Taped USASwimming.org Olympic medalists, who have combined to Saturday, July 1 Universal HD 6-8 p.m. Live NBC Sports App win 69 Olympic medals - 45 of them gold. The Sunday, July 2 NBC 1-3 p.m. Taped USASwimming.org *All prelim sessions webcast at USASwimming.org multiple-time gold medalists include: and 1500m freestyle events. • Nathan Adrian: 5 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze - 8 total • Katie Ledecky: 5 gold, 1 silver - 7 total Adrian Aims to Extend Sprint Dominance • Matt Grevers: 4 gold, 2 silver - 6 total Five-time Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian has owned • Anthony Ervin: 3 gold, 1 silver - 4 total the 50m and 100m freestyle national titles since 2009, winning • Ryan Murphy: 3 gold - 3 total 13 of a possible 16 long-course titles in these two events over • Cullen Jones: 2 gold, 2 silver - 4 total this stretch. He has captured six of the last eight titles in the • Simone Manuel: 2 gold, 2 silver - 4 total 50m free and seven of the last eight in the 100m free. He will • Conor Dwyer: 2 gold, 1 silver - 3 total swim both events in Indianapolis. • Lilly King: 2 gold - 2 total arena Pro Swim Series Titles Up for Grabs Led by Ledecky’s nine FINA World Championships gold medals, With the arena Pro Swim Series being settled at Phillips 66 the meet also will feature 23 FINA World Championships Nationals for the first time, there are some tight races heading into the action in Indianapolis. On the men’s side Olympians medalists, who have totaled 40 gold medals. Chase Kalisz (Bel Air, Md./North Baltimore Aquatic Club) and Ledecky Looks to Add to Title Collection Josh Prenot (Santa Maria, Calif./California Aquatics) are tied Five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky will look to with 43 points each, while Melanie Margalis (Clearwater, Fla./ add to her national title collection in Indianapolis. Since 2012, St. Petersburg Aquatics) and Katie Ledecky are separated by a Ledecky has amassed 10 national titles in a variety of freestyle single point on the women’s side. events. A breakdown of her titles: At 2017 Phillips 66 Nationals, the point totals will double to 10 points for first place, six for second and two points for third 200m Free (2): 2016, 2014 place. The final series tally will be computed after the 2017 400m Free (3): 2016, 2014, 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships, slated for June 27-July 1 in 800m Free (4): 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012 Indianapolis, and the prizes will be awarded at that time. 1500m Free (1): 2013 The top eligible male and female overall point total winners in the series will earn a one-year lease of a BMW vehicle, as The last time Phillips 66 Nationals were held in Indy - 2013 - well as a $10,000 series bonus.