New Pool Status

We begin at 6:00am on Monday, November 2

The long awaited opening of the competition pool is upon us. There will be a number of bugs to work out over the rest of the fall. Please be attentive to our announcements and instructions on how we operate. I anticipate making changes in the way we do things during the first few weeks as we realize what works and what doesn’t.

Here are a few important points:

Website Registration for each individual on the team with Rice Aquatics. Both the recreation center and the parking services have requested a team roster. If your name is not on the roster there is a chance that they will not admit you to the facility or allow you to purchase a parking permit. We will be turning over rosters on Monday.

Parking is available in several lots. The Rice Parking Services Office will implement the Early Bird/Night Bird parking system next week, at $65 per semester or $115 per year. They are going to have parking registration for your convenience available at the pool next week. I will announce those dates and times as soon as they give them to me. You will also be able to go to Parking Services in the parking garage across from the recreation center during normal business hours to register. Your name will need to appear on our Team Unify Web Site Roster to be eligible. The parking permit will allow you to park in the west lot, nearest the pool.

Recreation Center entrance for now will be through the main entrance. Soon you will be given a Rice Aquatics pass and possibly in the future they may use a key tag or ID card, but till then we will have a printable pass on our website (available over the weekend), www.riceaquatics.com and the recreation staff will be checking in entrants with the pass off our roster. You will have use of locker rooms and the competition pool. At this time there are no added benefits to your entrance into the recreation center. Please do not put our group’s access in jeopardy by utilizing other amenities within the recreation center.

Guests and Try Outs will need to contact me for a temporary pass to gain access to the recreation center.

Remember all of our practices will now be at the new recreation center on the Rice campus.

I will be posting a revised map location on our website under the about link and RICE pool. For now follow thislink. The Rec Center is located on the corner of Laboratory/loop Road and Alumni Drive.

Schedules for the new pool starting Monday.

Group 1:White: 4:45 - 5:30 @ RICE Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Navy: 4:45 - 5:30 @ RICE Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

Group 2:

4:45-5:30 @ RICE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Group 3:

4:45-6:00 @ RICE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Group 4:

6:00-7:30 @ RICE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Senior: 1

AM 6:00-7:15 @ RICE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

PM 5:30- 6:30 @ RICE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Saturday AM TBA @ RICE

Senior: 2

AM 6:00-7:15 @ RICE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

PM 5:30- 7:15 @ RICE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Saturday AM TBA @ RICE

Masters

PM Practices - Monday - Friday : 5:30-6:30 PM Rice University Pool (New Facility)

AM Practices - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Mornings : 6:00-7:15 AM Rice University Pool (New Facility)

Saturday Morning - Saturday : TBA Rice University Pool (New Facility)

If you are a Senior swimmer and are not sure what group you fall in please send coach Jason an email or catch him at the pool this Friday and we will discuss placement.

The Coaching Staff wanted to thank everyone again for being patient with the construction and moving process. There will be many firsts with the new pool this year and we are glad to share them with all of our great families of swimmers.

See you at the old pool for now,

The Rice Aquatics Coaching Staff

Additional info will be emailed out through out the weekend. Please take the time to read each announcement.