Saturday's Meet Information! (For 7-10-21)
Hello Dolphins!
Can you believe it’s already our last dual meet of the season? Here is the information for our away meet against the Castle Pines Village Stingrays.
Arrive by: You should aim to arrive by 6:45am in order find parking, unload and find a place to set up.
Warm up schedule: Dam West 7:20 – 7:50
Castle Pines Village team colors are GREEN so please try not to wear green. Wearing BLUE helps us know that you are with the Dolphins.
Directions: The pool address is 4500 Canyon Club Dr, Castle Rock, 80108. From Dam West you can take I-25 South to Happy Canyon Rd. Exit to the right and proceed past the first round-about to the second one. At the 2nd circle, you want to take the 3rd exit to the Castle Pines Dr S which is to the left/south of Happy Canyon Rd. The gate is manned and will require a driver's license check prior to entrance. Please plan a bit of extra time for gate entrance. Take the first left turn you can once you pass through Gate 4, and the pool is at the end of that street across from the tennis courts.
Parking: There will be security guards there to direct you to parking. Please follow the guards’ directions to the legal parking areas. The guards will ticket any illegally parked cars. The no parking zones near the pool/tennis courts are clearly marked and we don’t want any family to be unhappy with a parking ticket.
Pool Area: As you enter through the left gate, you will see the concessions area to the right. The main heating area is at the south end of the pool designated by green canopies.Your designated seating area is on the East side of the pool (to the left as you enter the pool). There are a few steps up to a grassy area where your families can set up their area. The Stingrays area is on the west side of the pool. The area south of the heating area and near the baby pool is open space and can be taken by any family that wants a bigger space to spend the morning. You are also welcome to use areas outside the fence including the pavilion. The baby pool is closed during meets and not available for use. Coaches can set up on the east side of the pool (pool side). Since the grassy area is elevated, families will be able to see the swimmers behind the coaches’ area.
Concessions: Breakfast, lunch and snack items will be available for purchase. They serve breakfast burritos, muffins and donuts as well as several snack items. Water, coffee and soda are also available for purchase.
Scoring System: They use the Dolphin timing system at their pool. Timers will be given instructions on the use of this system prior to the meet start (approx. 7:20 am).
Heating: They will not be using cards. There will be a heating meeting (approx. 7:20 a.m.) at the main heating area at the south end of the pool. They will be using additional space for heating so each team can heat their own swimmers.
Event Results: Event Results will be posted throughout the meet on the wall that extends to the right of the women’s restroom. Also, the announcer will provide an update as to the meet results throughout the meet.
Stroke and Turn Officials: The Meet Referee will address all S&T officials prior to the meet start (approx 7:15 a.m.) at the scoring table near lane 1. The S&T officials will be provided the tools they need to monitor the meet.
2nd shift volunteers: Shift change will happen following event 48 (the backstroke events).
Gate: Their HOA put in gates that need a card to open. They are prohibited from propping them open. In the morning, there will be tables at the gate for us to check in swimmers. During the meet, they will have a volunteers at the gate to open and close.
Relays: They will use in water starts for the 8 & under relays.
Volunteers: Thank you to everyone that has already signed up! We just have a few more slots to fill: Shift 1 & 2 Runner, Shift 2 Scribe, and 3 more Shift 2 Timers. Please contact Candace Ellman at [email protected] or (303) 947-5363 with any questions.
General Meet Questions: Please use the “Meet Information” tab to find info on things like general Meet Preparation (what to bring, etc), how to mark your swimmer, how to read a heating sheet (the Meet Program), how to read the individual results, how scoring works and the pool maps. There is also an “FAQs” page under the “For Parents” tab. If you still can’t find the answer, feel free to ask me or use the “Contact Us” page to find the appropriate person.
PRELIM SIGN-UPS DUE TODAY
If you're new, I know this Prelim/Championships business can be really confusing so feel free to ask me questions. (Email, text, call.)
Monday, July 12: ONLY swimmer age groups 6 & Under, 7-8, 13-14 and 15-18 will swim.
Tuesday, July 13: ONLY swimmer age groups 9-10 and 11-12 will swim.
As a parent you only need to go – and volunteer if you can! - to the Prelim that your swimmer will be in. If you have swimmers in both days (like me) you’ll need to go to both events.
If you know with absolute certainty you will be out of town and unable to attend Championships then you do not need to attend Prelims. But if you ARE available to go to Championships then please attend the appropriate Prelim. Most of our swimmers do qualify in at least 1 of their events and we will need all of the swimmers we can get!
We will have the results of each Prelim by the end of that day.
I will be sending out the Meet Program and Individual Entry List on Friday once I receive them from CPV. So, if you have not yet signed up your swimmer as “Attending” or “Not Attending” for Saturday’s meet, please do so by 5:00pm TODAY! Likewise for Prelims! We need to send all of those entries off by Thursday morning!
That's all for now!
Toni
303-579-8667