Hello All
Thank you for entering our annual Open Sprint Meet this coming Sunday.
We are going to split the warm up sessions
as follows:
8:25am-8.40am -Girls
aged 9 to 11 years inclusive8:40am-8:55am – Girls aged 12 years & over
8:55 – 9:10am – Boys aged 9 to 11 years inclusive
9:10 – 9:25am Boys aged 12 years & over
PM Session
1:25pm -1:40 pm -Boys aged 9 to 11 years inclusive
1.40pm – 1.55pm – Boys aged 12 years & over
1:55pm – 2:10pm – Girls aged 9 to 11 years inclusive
2:10pm – 2:25pm – Girls aged 12 years & over
Please note the start of the afternoon warm
up may change and will be confirmed by the announcer following completion of the
morning session.
A reminder that all swimmers need to bring
suitable clothing and footwear to wear from the Marshall's station in the main
hall to the poolside. The Leisure Centre will be open to the public on the day
for other events/activities and they are quite strict about the attire of
swimmers walking around the public areas. We also have to walk past the main
door which will be a little chilly. So pool tops, shorts, flip flops and a spare
towel for taking onto poolside for drying after each swim would be appreciated.
There will be tubs provided at the start for swimmers to place their belongings
into.
The dryside changing rooms in the main hall
will be open to both us and the general public but the wetside changing rooms
will be open to our swimmers only. Can we ask that only swimmers enter the
wetside changing rooms please. If an adult needs to enter then please ask
someone from Falcon to arrange a DBS approved escort for you.
There will be a limited number of chairs in
the main hall so if you want to be sure of not sitting on the floor, then please
bring along a camping chair or something similar. Team Managers may find it
helpful to bring some sort of clothes airer for hanging towels on between
races.
Team Managers are reminded that unless you
have purchased a coaches pass, you will be charged the spectators entrance fee
and that only those wearing coaches passes, will be allowed directly onto
poolside and be provided with start lists/running sheets. I'm afraid we won't be
selling coaches passes on the door unless they have been booked in
advance.
No land based group warm up is allowed on
poolside. Whilst I appreciate you will want your swimmers to warm up and enter
the pool directly, there really isn't enough space for everyone, so any group
warm up outside of the pool will need to take place in the main hall.
Parking is limited at the Leisure Centre and
the car park is owned by Ashfield District Council so it is almost certain there
will be traffic wardens present at some point during the day. Please do not park
outside of or on the white lines, in a disabled bay unless you have the correct
badge, in front of any fire exits, on the grass verges, in the bus spaces
(unless you have a bus!) or in any other prohibited place. Parking is also
available at the tram station car park opposite Tesco which is a short walk away
from the Leisure Centre.
There will not be a catering van attending this
year. Tea, coffee, soft drinks, water and a selection of cakes & children's
sweets will be on sale in the main hall. Also a raffle &
Tombola.
Sporty Swim & Swimzi will be selling
swimwear etc. All will be stationed in the main hall with the
swimmers.
Note that in the interests of child
protection, no photography or video will be allowed.
This year, as last year, there will be Top
Boy, Top Girl & Top Visiting Club trophies with 2 runners up in the Top Boy
& Top Girls categories. In the event of a tie, then the individual trophies
will be awarded according to the largest winning distance in the 100IM. Top Club
according to the number of first places awarded and so on.
If you have any questions please let me know
by email. I will be checking my emails up to around 6pm on Saturday night ( at a
gala after 6pm) after that could you text on my mobile 07964729687 please.
Any withdrawals would be appreciated early
by text if at all possible but there will be withdrawal forms on the paying desk
up to the start of each warm up session.
Finally a huge thank you for supporting us
once again and to wish all the swimmers the very best of luck. We hope you all
have a fantastic day.
