Thank you for entering our annual Open Sprint Meet this coming Sunday.
WARM UP
We are going to split the warm up sessions as follows: -
8:25am- 8.40am -Girls aged 9 to 11 years inclusive
8:40am- 8:55am – Girls aged 12 years & over
8:55am - 9:10am – Boys aged 9 to 12 years inclusive
9:10am -9:25am Boys aged 13 years & over
Start 9:30 am
PM Session
1:25pm -1:40pm - Boys aged 9 to 12 years inclusive
1.40pm -1.55pm – Boys aged 13 years & over
1:55pm –2:10pm – Girls aged 9 to 11 years inclusive
2:10pm – 2:25pm – Girls aged 12 years & over
Start 2:30 pm
Hucknall Leisure Centre have a policy of no more than 12 swimmers in a lane during
warm up so things will be particularly tight especially during girls warm up.
Please note the start of the afternoon warm up may change and will be confirmed by the
announcer following completion of the morning session.
CLOTHING / CHANGING ROOMS
Swimmers need to bring suitable clothing and footwear to wear when walking from 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 may 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 please ask
that only swimmers enter the wetside changing rooms. If an adult needs to enter then
please ask someone from Falcon to arrange a DBS approved escort for you.
SPORTS HALL
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. 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.
CAR PARKING
Parking is limited at the Leisure Centre.
Ashfield District Council owns the car park, 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.
Free parking is available at the Tram/Station Car Park opposite Tesco, which is a short
walk away from the Leisure Centre.
Tea, coffee & soft drinks are available from the Leisure Centre.
A selection of cakes & children's sweets will be on sale in the main hall. There is also a
raffle & Chocolate Tombola.
PHOTOGRAPHY/SWIMSHOPS
In attendance will be Liakada Photo who will be the official photographer for the day.
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, and in accordance with Leisure Centre
policy, no other photography or video will be allowed.
AWARDS
Awards will be made to all six finalists in each age group in each event and the top 6 heat
declared winners in the 100IM and can be collected from the medal table
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.
WITHDRAWALS
If you have any questions please let me know. I will be checking my emails up to around
6pm on Saturday night (at a gala after 6pm) after that could you please text on my
mobile 07964729687
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, huge thanks for supporting us once again and joining us in celebrating our
Diamond Jubilee. Wishing all the swimmers the very best of luck. We hope you all have a
fantastic day.
