﻿{"id":235805,"date":"2017-01-04T11:03:14","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T18:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=235805"},"modified":"2017-01-05T14:46:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T21:46:44","slug":"olympians-highlight-first-stop-of-2017-arena-pro-swim-series-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympians-highlight-first-stop-of-2017-arena-pro-swim-series-in-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympians Highlight First Stop of 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six Team USA Olympians and a number of USA Swimming National Team members highlight the expected field of the 2017\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2057&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId%3D2057%26Alias%3DRainbow%26Lang%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1483638722722000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG24wsKF-q2Ou6EB9FJhK-rBYVxbg\">arena Pro Swim Series at Austin<\/a>, set for\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1322693698\">Jan. 13-15<\/span>\u00a0at the University of Texas\u2019 Lee &amp; Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.<\/p>\n<p>Five members of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team are slated to compete in Austin, including 400-meter freestyle relay gold medalist\u00a0<strong>Ryan Held<\/strong>\u00a0(Springfield, Ill.\/NC State University) and 200m breaststroke silver medalist\u00a0<strong>Josh Prenot\u00a0<\/strong>(Santa Maria, Calif.\/California Aquatics), as well as\u00a0<strong>Hali Flickinger\u00a0<\/strong>(Spring Grove, Pa.\/Athens Bulldog Swim Club),\u00a0<strong>Jacob Pebley<\/strong>\u00a0(Corvallis, Ore.\/California Aquatics) and three-time Olympian\u00a0<strong>Amanda Weir<\/strong>\u00a0(Lawrenceville, Ga.\/SwimAtlanta).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Grevers<\/strong>\u00a0(Lake Forest, Ill.\/Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics), 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 100m backstroke and a two-time Olympian, is also expected to swim. In total, more than 500 swimmers will be in action.<\/p>\n<p>Among the additional National Team members expected include Austin-area standout\u00a0<strong>Sean Grieshop<\/strong>\u00a0(Cedar Park, Texas\/Nitro Swimming), as well as a trio of National Teamers from Texas A&amp;M \u2013\u00a0<strong>Lisa<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Bratton\u00a0<\/strong>(Richland, Wash.\/Texas A&amp;M),\u00a0<strong>Bethany Galat<\/strong>\u00a0(Mishawaka, Ind.\/Texas A&amp;M) and\u00a0<strong>Sarah Gibson<\/strong>\u00a0(San Antonio, Texas\/Texas A&amp;M).<\/p>\n<p>The three-day meet opens\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1322693700\">Friday, Jan. 13<\/span>\u00a0and continues through\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1322693701\">Sunday, Jan. 15<\/span>, with daily prelims at\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1322693702\">9 a.m. CT<\/span>followed by finals at\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1322693703\">6 p.m.<\/span>\u00a0Single- and all-session tickets are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2057&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId%3D2057%26Alias%3DRainbow%26Lang%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1483638722722000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG24wsKF-q2Ou6EB9FJhK-rBYVxbg\">on sale now online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Television coverage from Austin will air live on NBC Sports Network on\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1322693704\">Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. ET<\/span>. All three finals session will also be streamed via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/live\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/live&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1483638722722000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3uGTLflHyEj3zpOPea65tij1Neg\">NBC Sports<\/a>, while a live webcast of the entire meet also will be available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2057&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId%3D2057%26Alias%3DRainbow%26Lang%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1483638722722000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG24wsKF-q2Ou6EB9FJhK-rBYVxbg\">usaswimming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This meet is the first of five stops of the 2017 arena Pro Swim Series.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1420&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId%3D1420%26Alias%3DRainbow%26Lang%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1483638722722000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG_gjhVnJrPnahSeFzYFvXKewd3wg\">arena Pro Swim Series<\/a>\u00a0scoring system awards eligible swimmers prize money and points based on first-, second-, and third-place performances at each meet in the Championship final only. The prize money and scoring system is as follows: First place, $500 (five points); second place, $300 (three points) and third place, $100 (one point).<\/p>\n<p>At 2017 Phillips 66 Nationals, the point totals will double to 10 points for first place, six for second and two points for third place. The final series tally will be computed after the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, slated for\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1322693705\">June 27-July 1<\/span>in Indianapolis, and the prizes will be awarded at that time.<\/p>\n<p>The top eligible male and female overall point total winners in the series will earn a one-year lease of a BMW vehicle, as well as a $10,000 series bonus. Complete series rules are available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1420&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId%3D1420%26Alias%3DRainbow%26Lang%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1483638722722000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG_gjhVnJrPnahSeFzYFvXKewd3wg\">usaswimming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About USA Swimming<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, USA Swimming is a 400,000-member\u00a0service 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.\u00a0For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1483638722722000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFXsB0b4L3j2j2rLorI__DDcTonig\">www.usaswimming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Press release courtesy of USA Swimming.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six Team USA Olympians and a number of USA Swimming National Team members highlight the expected field of the 2017\u00a0arena Pro Swim Series at Austin, set for\u00a0Jan. 13-15\u00a0at the University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":210547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[59956,47918,58769],"class_list":["post-235805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-usa","tag-2017-arena-pro-swim-series-austin","tag-arena-pro-swim-series","tag-olympians"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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