Greetings Viking Warriors,

Annandale Pool: 7530 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003

Families should plan to arrive 20 minutes before their swimmer’s warm-up time. Annandale has a large gravel parking lot and an off site spillover parking lot that will require a short walk. If the gravel parking lot is full, parents can drop off their swimmer and go to the off site lot.

Not Earlier Than Start Time (event start, NOT warm-up time)

Freestyle 8:30

Backstroke 9:25

Breaststroke 10:30

Butterfly 11:40

IM 12:45

Schedule of Events

8:10 Freestyle warm-ups – Vikings swim in Lane 1 (Teams use assigned lanes with coach supervision and feet first entry)

8:15 Clerk of Course Briefing in Clerk of Course area (Div Coord)

8:20 Table workers briefing with Head of Tables at Tables/Awards

8:20 Clear the pool and call first and second events to Clerk of Course (Events 41 & 42)

8:20 Coaches’ Briefing in coaches’ viewing area (with Div Coord, Referee)

8:28 National Anthem

8:30 Meet begins (with freestyle) (TIMES HEREAFTER ARE ESTIMATES)

9:05 Freestyle events conclude

9:10 Backstroke warm-ups- Viking Swim in Lane 1

9:20 Clear the pool

9:25 Backstroke events begin (no earlier than this time)

10:10 Backstroke events conclude

10:15 Breaststroke warm-ups – Vikings Swim in Lane 1 (Teams use assigned lanes with coach supervision and feet first entry)

10:25 Clear the pool

10:30 Breaststroke events begin (no earlier than this time)

10:35 Second Half Marshals Briefing (with Ref)

10:40 Second Half Officials Briefing (with Ref)

10:45 Second Half Timers Briefing (with 2^nd half Chief Timer)

11:15 Breaststroke events conclude

11:15 Presentation of Division Trophy and Sportsmanship Award (Division Champs – send someone to announcer’s table to receive trophy immediately after breaststroke has finished)

11:15 Second Half Marshals in place

11:20 Second Half Deck Officials in place

11:25 Butterfly warm-ups – Vikings swim in Lane 1 (Teams use assigned lanes with coach supervision and feet first entry)

11:35 Clear the pool

11:40 Butterfly events begin (no earlier than this time)

12:25 Butterfly events conclude

12:30 IM warm-ups – Vikings swim in Lane 1 (Teams use assigned lanes with coach supervision and feet first entry)

12:40 Clear the pool

12:45 IM events begin (no earlier than this time)

1:45 Projected end of meet

After the meet begins, all further times are estimates (except briefings).

Warm-up time between strokes shall be approximately 10 minutes.

Check in Times for Officials – NOT LATER THAN:

First Half (Free, Back, Breast) Second Half (Fly, IM)

7:30 Referees 10:15

7:30 Marshals 10:20 (10:35 briefing with 2^nd Referee)

7:30 Announcers 10:45

7:30 Starters, S/T’s 10:25 (10:40 briefing with 2^nd Referee)

7:45 Timers 10:30 (10:45 briefing with Chief Timer)

8:00 Clerks of Course 10:45

8:00 Table Workers 10:45

8:15 Runners 11:00

Team Area: We will be in Team Area #1 and have Lane #1 for all warm-ups. Bring camping chairs, sunscreen, and bug spray. We will provide canopies and it is also a shady area. If possible, please write your child’s name on the bottom of their shoes in Sharpie or have Jibbitz in their Crocs. My own child has lost two pairs of Crocs at large meets when another kiddo walked off in his shoes after an event.

Spectator Area: There is plenty of raised spectator seating on the hills around the pool. It will be in the sun, so plan to bring an umbrella, hat, etc. I would also recommend bring your own camping chair if you have swimmers spread out over the course of the day and will be there for the duration.

Concessions: There will be breakfast options, hot dogs, hamburgers, and noodle bowls with chicken that are supposed to be amazing.

T-shirt vendor: A vendor will be set up for the entire meet and T-shirts will be available for purchase. Shirts are customizable and a big hit with all swimmers. If you are planning on getting a shirt for your swimmer, go early and beat the long lines later!

See you at the pool,

Heidi and Abby