USA Swimming Opens Bid Process For 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series

USA Swimming is excited to announce that the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series is available for bid. The TYR Pro Swim Series is a televised event that attracts Olympic athletes – bringing worldwide exposure and offering the host one of the fastest swimming events in the world.

USA Swimming is committed to creating the best swimming series in the world and they desire great event host partners to achieve their goal. USA Swimming is looking for partners who are interested in building the audience and creating a community event around each stop of the series.

The TYR Pro Swim Series is a 3.5-day event that consists of a minimum of 5 stops across the country from November through June. Each stop of the series attracts between 400-600 athletes of the nation’s top swimmers and all events are televised on NBC Sports Network as well as webcast live at usaswimming.org.

USA SWIMMING SITE SELECTION CRITERIA

Pools: eight-lane 50-meter competition pool, plus an eight-lane warm up pool
Seating: spectator seating for a minimum of 800, plus seating for 800 on deck
Scoreboard: 12-line, alpha-numeric board capable of displaying lane, place, name, team abbreviation, and time for all lanes
Video Board: appropriate size and quality to display live video (may be same board as scoreboard)
Equipment: Wedge blocks, backstroke ledges, ability for high wall touch pads, timing system capable of start reaction times and relay reactions, clearly identified 15m & 35m buoys
Audio: appropriate audio system with ability to interface with announcer’s music computer
Administrative Space: space for all timing equipment, operators, announcer, referees and data handling
Doping Control: private area with separate men’s and women’s bathrooms and small office space
Media: workroom with power and Internet for at least 15 media personnel and seating near start end of pool
Television: 100+ ft candles of light throughout the venue, deck space to accommodate camera track, elevated camera platforms at ends of pool, truck space adjacent to venue
Merchandise: minimum 30’x 30’ footprint near the spectator entrance
Food & Beverage: concessions and ability to secure a liquor sales permit for beer/wine
VIP: ability to create VIP section in the grandstands
High Performance: reliable wi-fi network, easily accessible electrical outlets/power supply, area for team massage, space for video review and recovery table on-deck near the warmup pool
Pool Environment: The ability to maintain acceptable water/air chemistry and filtration for safety and viewing comfort

ECONOMIC IMPACT SNAPSHOT

Estimated economic impact of over $500,000/event/year
Average 3.5 day spectator attendance 4,000+
Over 4,000 room nights attributed to the event/year

TYR Pro Swim 2019 Calendar of Dates:

January 16-19
March 6-9
April 10-13
May 15-18
June 12-15
November 6-9

Any city or club wanting to host a 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series event click here for more information.

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Chuck Kroll

5 years ago

Pacific NW?!