Parents - Please find the attached info for the meet this weekend. I have tried to fill in as much info as needed for the meet. Feel free to talk to a coach if you have any questions or a parent as we have many "veterans" going for a second year on this trip. Above all this is a great meet oppurtunity for our team to do a little travel and swim outside of Texas. The meet format is a little different than most we have been to, allowing a bigger group of our swimmers to attend the same meet. If you have a digital camera please bring it along and send me a flashdrive or CD with pics so we can post them on our website. I hope everyone has safe travel and I will see you at the LSU pool!
Meet Info:
Directions to the pool: You can enter our hotel address and the pool address to get specific directions from your hotel. Here are basic directions from I 10. Backroads are faster from our location.
Directions to The LSU Natatorium and the W.T. Dub Robinson Tennis Stadium on Cypress Drive:
Coming from East on Interstate 10:Take I-10 to Dalrymple Drive exit (Exit 156C). Take a right onto Dalrymple Drive and proceed 0.9 miles past the gates of campus until reaching Highland Road. Continue on Dalrymple Drive until reaching Cypress Drive. Veer right onto Cypress Drive and proceed down the hill and follow the road to the right. The LSU Natatorium and the W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Stadium will be located on your left. Park at either the W.T. Dub Robinson Tennis Stadium, the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse or Graham Hall lots. Parking is also available in the LSU Natatorium lot by taking left onto West Chimes Street.
Coming from West on Interstate 10:
1) Take I-10 to the Nicholson Drive/Highland Road exit (Exit 155A). Keep right and turn right onto Terrace Street. Turn left onto Nicholson Drive and proceed 1.5 miles until reaching West Chimes Street. Turn left onto West Chimes Street and continue 0.1 miles until reaching Cypress Drive. Turn right onto Cypress Drive and the LSU Natatorium and the W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Stadium will be located on your right. Park at either the W.T. Dub Robinson Tennis Stadium, the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse or Graham Hall lots. Parking is also available in the LSU Natatorium lot by taking left onto West Chimes Street.
Pool:
The pool is 50m with a 25yd diving well. We will be utilizing both pools during the meet and the diving well is for Warm Up and Warm Down only. We have 70 swimmers attending the meet so it is crucial that parents and swimmers follow the meet so they can talk to their coach pre and post meet. They have not designated how the division will be but it is typically ran with age groups being split in each pool. As soon as this info is relayed on the coaches meeting we will let the swimmers know which pool they will swim in for the meet.
The pool is older and does allow a draft inside. With the weather being brisk please bring extra towels, blankets, jackets and clothse for your swimmers. There is 50 meters of bleachers runnning on one side of the pool with open seating for chairs on the other. We will try and commondear an area of bleachers for our team but this is dependent on parent arriving early to occupy these seats. Things do get a little crowded so show up early and get a RICE space in the bleachers.
Heat Sheets:
The meet is pre-seeded so this is THE time to buy a heat sheet. It will have your swimmers heat and lane posted in it so you do not have to find their lanes on the wall.
Timeline:
The host team has not provided a timeline but the meet should fall within the 4 hour rule. Last 4 hours from the start of the meet.
Parade:
There will be a parade of athletes prior to the start of both Saturday sessions. We will have goodie bags for the swimmers to use during the parade but parents are welcome to supplement their children with extra beads and Mardi Gras themed goods. Just a reminder that there will be hundreds of kids parading and throwing beads and such so keep this in mind when sending them with anything expensive during the parade. We will be passing out t shirts to the swimmers to wear for the meet and parade. These will be available at the pool each session. All swimmers are recieving a T shirt and must wear it for the parade.
Social:
Coach May will have a 11 and younger kids social at the Perkins Row Movie theatre for Alvin and the Chipmunk Chipwrecked at 11:30 am. Swimmers should be accompanied by an adult and swimmers will meet outside the theatre at 11:15 am. Swimmers can not be dropped off with out parent supervision. The Warm Up time for Saturday PM is 3:25 so please have everything ready to head to the pool post movie.
10000 Perkins RoweSuite 125, Located at Perkins Rowe Shopping Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Team Dinner:
There will not be a team this year as the size of our team traveling is to large to be accommodated at one restaurant. We do encourage swimmers and families to group up and get taste the local cajun flavor as there are plenty of great restaurants in the area. I have listed a few restraunts that you may want to try in the area.
3357 Highland Road
Baton Rouge(225) 383-1754 The Chimes
www.thechimes.com/3357 Highland Rd. Baton Rouge, La 70802 (225) 383-1754. 10870 Coursey Blvd. Baton Rouge ...5720 Corporate Blvd # A
Baton Rouge(225) 923-3366 Mansurs on the Boulevard
www.mansursontheboulevard.com/Mansurs on the boulevard welcomes you to view our menu and set time aside for your perfect ...252 South Boulevard
Baton Rouge(225) 343-5490 Pastime Restaurant
www.pastimerestaurant.com/The Pastime Restaurants official web site, including both the Pastime Restaurant Downtown and ...4065 Government Street
Baton Rouge(225) 334-9940 La Carreta Restaurant
www.carretarestaurant.com/2 Locations in Baton Rouge: Government St. & Bluebonnet, in Denham Springs, Amite, LaPlace ...711 Jefferson Hwy # 4
Baton Rouge(225) 231-1595 Monjunis
www.monjunis.com/Fine Italian dining with several locations throughout Shreveport-Bossier and Louisiana.1031 West Lee Drive
Louisiana(225) 766-7823 Mike Andersons Seafood
www.mikeandersons.com/.../mapdirections/
Warm Up Times:
Friday PM:
Open Warm Up 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Start Time: 5:15 PM
12 and Older Swimmers:
Saturday AM:
*Open Warm Up: 9:00 - 9:45 am - Swimmers need to be at the pool no later than 8:45 am.
Parade: 9:55 am - 9:50 am
Start Time: 10:15
Sunday AM:
*Open Warm Up: 8:00 - 9:00 am: - Swimmers need to be at the pool no later than 7:45 am.
Start Time: 9:15 am
*Open Warm Up Means RICE is not assigned a lane for warm up. Teams will fill lanes at the beginning of warm up. It is important that all swimmers are present at the start of warm ups so we can get ample lane space. *
11 and Younger Swimmers:
Saturday PM:
Warm Up: 3:25-3:50 pm Main Pool Lanes 1-4
Parade: 3:55 - 4:05 pm
Start Time: 4:15 pm
Sunday PM:
Warm Up: 3:00 - 3:25 pm Main Pool Lanes 1-4
Start Time: 3:15 pm.
Timing Assignments
Job Sign Ups will go up Thursday am for timing. We are responsible for filling timing slots through out the entire meet in the following lanes.
Friday PM: Main Pool Lane 6
Saturday and Sunday AM: Main Pool Lane 7
Saturday and Sunday PM: Main Pool Lane 1 and Scoreboard Pool Lane 1
