2018 TYR Pro Swim Series at Mesa usaswimming.org l @USASwimming l @USASwimLive l #TYRProSeries 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series: U.S. Athletes to Watch • Addition of 50-meter events for each of the • Chase Kalisz: Enters as the men’s series leader strokes, culminating in a “bracket-style final,” as well with six victories over the first two TYR Pro Swim as an 800m free for men and 1500m free for women. Series meets - more than any other swimmer. • Mixed 400m medley relay featuring members of • Leah Smith: The Olympic and FINA World the National Team and a 200m “mystery” individual Championships medalist will make her 2018 TYR medley final in which stroke order will be determined Pro Swim Series debut in Mesa. She is training in immediately prior to the event. nearby Tucson. • Finals will feature A and B finals only. • Nathan Adrian: The three-time Olympian and • USA Swim Squads, a new feature that allows eight-time Olympic medalist will compete in his National Teamers to compete for team points and a signature 50m and 100m freestyle events in Mesa. grand prize throughout this year’s events. Four teams • Allison Schmitt: The three-time Olympian will are captained by Olympic legends Natalie Coughlin, Event Schedule compete for the first time since the 2016 Rio de Lenny Krayzelburg, Jason Lezak and Kaitlin Sandeno. Janeiro Olympic Games in the 100m and 200m free. Team scores following last month’s meet in Atlanta: Start Times Note: Full National Team bios are available online at • Krayzelburg Squad: 178 points Prelims Day Finals usaswimming.org/firstnamelastname. Complete entry lists, • Coughlin Squad: 160 points 9 a.m. PT Thursday, April 12 5 p.m. PT meet information, etc. are available online at usaswimming.org/ • Sandeno Squad: 155 points 9 a.m. PT Friday, April 13 4:40 p.m. PT proswimmesa. • Lezak Squad: 119 points 9 a.m. PT Saturday, April 14 4:40 p.m. PT 8 a.m. PT Sunday, April 15 -- Meet Facts Broadcast Schedule Thursday, April 12 • Led by eight-time medalists Nathan Adrian and Date, Time Network Live or Delay Women Men Allison Schmitt, 22 Olympic medalists, who have April 13, 8 PM ET Oly Channel Live Event # Event Event # won a combined 52 Olympic medals, will be compet- April 14, 12:30 AM ET NBCSN Delay 1 400m Individual Medley 2 ing in the meet. April 14, 8 PM ET NBCSN Live 3 100m Butterfly 4 • Two all-time TYR Pro Swim Series records have 5 200m Backstroke 6 been set in Mesa: Adrian in the 100m free and Olym- In addition to NBC Sports’ coverage from Mesa, a 7 200m Breaststroke 8 pian Jordan Wilimovsky in the 1500m free in 2016. 9 200m Freestyle 10 LIVE webcast of prelims, as well as Thursday’s finals Both will swim this week. session, will be available daily at usaswimming.org. 11 200m Mixed Medley Relay -- • 33 international countries will be represented at this week’s meet. Friday, April 13 • USA Swimming’s 2018 Phillips 66 National Engage on Social Women Men Championships, slated for Irvine, California, open in #TYRProSeries Event # Event Event # • Event Hashtag: 104 days (April 12 to July 25). • Twitter: @USASwimming, @USASwimLive 12 800m Freestyle 13 • Instagram: @USASwimming 14 100m Backstroke 15 • Snapchat: usaswimming 16 200m Butterfly 17 Exciting Changes in 2018 • Facebook: Facebook.com/USASwimming 18 100m Breaststroke 19 Fun changes are in store this week in Mesa for the • YouTube: YouTube.com/USASwimming 20 100m Freestyle 21 22 200m Individual Medley 23 Saturday, April 14 Women Men Event # Event Event # -- Men’s 400m Freestyle 24 25 50m Freestyle 26 27 50m Backstroke 28 29 Women’s 400m Freestyle -- 30 50m Breaststroke 31 32 50m Butterfly 33 34 Mystery 200m IM 35 Sunday, April 15 Women Men Event # Event Event # 27 1500m Freestyle 28 2018 Key Event Schedule TYR Pro Swim Series Jan. 11-14: Austin March 1-4: Atlanta TheTYR Pro Swim Series scoring system awards swimmers prize money and points based on first-, second-, and April 12-15: Mesa third-place performances (in Olympic events) at each meet in the Championship final only. The prize money and May 17-20: Indianapolis scoring system is as follows: June 7-10: Santa Clara July 6-8: Columbus • First place = $1,000 (5 points) The top eligible male and female overall point total winners in the series • Second place = $600 (3 points) will earn a one-year lease of a BMW vehicle, as well as a $10,000 series Complete rules are available at usaswimming.org. Phillips 66 National Championships • Third place = $200 (1 point) bonus. July 25-29: Irvine, California At 2018 Phillips 66 Nationals, the point totals will double to 10 points for first place, six for second and two points for Pan Pacific Championships third place. The final series tally will be computed after the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships and the prizes Aug. 9-13: Tokyo, Japan will be awarded at that time..