The Cascades Rapids would like to extend a warm invitation to your teams for our Red Divisional Meet
on Saturday, July 25, 2015. Below is some information to help the meet run smoothly.
Address: The Cascades Stonehouse pool is located at 20670 Fernbank Court, Potomac Falls, VA
Parking:
 Parking attendants - will assist with the flow of traffic
 Parking Passes – Two parking passes will be given to each visiting team for the Head Coach and
Team Rep.
 Carpooling - strongly encouraged, especially within families
 Reserved Parking - only available to those with a parking pass (or handicapped)
 Swimmer Drop-off – there will be a lane blocked off on the right between the 1st and 2nd
entrance on the right after turning onto Fernbank Ct. where swimmers may be dropped off. If
this lane is full when you arrive, please proceed to one of the general parking areas and have
your swimmers walk to avoid blocking traffic.
 General Parking - the lower parking lot (at the end of Fernbank Ct.), daycare centers (on the left
side of Fernbank Ct.) or along the curbs. Parking is not allowed on Cascades Pkwy.
Schedule:
Warm Ups Session 1: 6:50 – 7:20am
Warm Ups Session 2: 7:20-7:50am
Officials Meeting: 7:15am – in the Stonehouse
Team Reps Scratch Meeting: 7:25am – in the Stonehouse
Timers Meeting: 7:40am – in the Stonehouse
Meet Start Time: 8:05am
Trophy Presentation/Award Ceremony:
There will be a break after the breaststroke for the trophy presentation. Please have the age
group/divisional champions ready to receive their awards so as limit the break to a reasonable time.
Facility:
We have an 8-lane, 25-meter pool. 6 lanes will be used for events and 10 lanes will be used for warm
ups. Backstroke flags are set at 5 meters (not yards) from the ends of the pool. Both ends of the pool
range from 42-48" deep at the wall, depending on the lane. Swimmers will switch ends for the 25-meter
events. The clerk of course will be in the baby pool area.
Warm-ups for Free/Back/Breast
Swimmers should be ready to go to their assigned lanes a few minutes prior to their scheduled times in
order to make full use of their allocated time. Please allow sufficient time for parking/traffic congestion
to have your swimmers in their team areas prior to warm ups.
Time
6:50-7:20
7:25-7:55
Lane 0 Lane 1 Lane 2 Lane 3 Lane 4 Lane 5 Lane 6 Lane 0
CAS
CAS
CAS
FF
FF
FF
AV
AV
SR
SR
SR
FM
FM
FM
BCP
BCP
Lane 00
AV
BCP
Warm-ups for Fly & IM
Warm-ups after the award ceremony will be for 20 min. for individuals swimming butterfly and IM only.
The four zero lanes will be sprint-only lanes for this warm-up period and will be shared by all teams.
Swimmers must exit at the turning end and walk back to the starting end of the pool during sprints.
Lane
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0
00
Team Warm-Ups for Butterfly & IM
Sprints only
Sprints only
Cascades
Franklin Farm
Ashburn Village
South Riding
Fort Myer
Burke Centre Penguins
Sprints only
Sprints only
POOL / TEAM AREA MAP
Coaches/Team Rep Seating:
Three spaces will be provided for each team (2 coaches and 1 team rep) in the designated area next to
the officials area (see diagram above). The first row will be available for head coaches and will contain
assigned seats (which can be swapped out with portable chairs). The 2nd and 3rd rows will be available
for team reps and assistant coaches – please bring portable chairs. Please limit the number of coaches in
this area to two at a time.
Team Areas:
 Signs and maps will be posted for each team area (see diagram above)
 Please assign one parent to walk the swimmers to the clerk of course
 Swimmers exiting the pool may go either direction back to their team area
Spectator Seating:
There will be designated areas available for spectator seating along the pool deck. Marshals will keep
the walk area clear; this will be marked by red tape or yellow rope. Please keep the following areas
clear: walkways, areas behind timers, officials, computers, coaches’ area, and the clerk of course.
Team Volunteer Requirements
Most volunteer positions below will work one shift (e.g. Free/Back/Breast OR Fly/IM). If a volunteer fills
both shifts of the same role for your team, please be sure to sign up for both shifts in Signup Genius.
Each team will provide:
 2 Clerk of Course: Responsible for getting your team's swimmers to the Clerk of Course for their
scheduled events. Time cards will be pre-loaded on the clipboards by lane.
 6 Timers: Each team should bring 3 watches
 3 Officials: Each team will provide two Stroke and Turn Judges, plus one additional official, as
requested. Shifts will be assigned.
 2 Ribbons Volunteers: Ribbons boxes will be provided for each team
 4 Deck Marshals: Monitor the deck area to help ensure that swimmers and coaches’ areas and
walkways remain clear.
 1 Computer Volunteer: Should be your most experienced computer person. Shifts will be
assigned.
 1 Card Runner: Run cards from timers to computer table and DQ slips from officials to computer
table.
Please signup for volunteer spots using the following link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4daeac28a0fa7-20151/8567342
Volunteers should check-in at the volunteer desk under the deck of the Stonehouse.
Divisional T-shirts: $15 (cash or check only). No pre-orders before or re-orders after, so please come
early for best size selection!
Meet Program: $4 (cash or check only). To place an ad in the program contact:
[email protected] . $25 for a quarter page, $50 for a half page, and $100 for a full page,
black and white ad.
Meet Mobile: Will be available for results only, following the completion of each event. (Red Divisional
@CAS). Meet program will not be posted on-line or in Meet Mobile.
Concessions/Snack Bar: Breakfast and lunch items will be served. Concessions tickets are $1 each, or 11
tickets for $10. Cash only. Please be kind and bring smaller bills - it is hard to make change for large bills,
especially at the start of the meet. Inclement Weather Plan:
 Delay start:
NLT 9:00am
 Make up date: Sunday, July 26, 2015 @ 8.00 am