Hello Swim Families!

In preparation for our upcoming away meet against Vienna Woods, please see below for all relevant details.

Volunteers: There are several volunteer positions open, Please sign up today.

Per NVSL standards, all officials should wear a white top and navy bottoms. (Ref, Stroke & Turn, Starter, Timers, Relay Take off, Marshal)

The Legendary Vienna Woods - The Woods are Alive!

The pool. Vienna Woods is a 50 meter by 25 meter L shaped pool. We will swim across the deep-end in the 25 meter portion. Much like Lee Graham, the diving boards are in the way. Since the pool is deep on one side, it is known to be an especially quick facility.

Parking

Pay attention because this pool is tricky. They have two parking lots and they have different entrances.(one for our team, one for their team) They won’t let you in the VW parking lot. If you GPS Vienna Woods Pool, it will take you to the wrong parking lot.

From Vienna Woods…

The main entrance to Vienna Woods is located on Harmony Drive in Vienna. However, we have a lower lot off of Kingsley Road by our tennis courts that will be reserved for the Hiddenbrook team and families. Directions below. The lower lot provides more convenient access to the pool deck for your setup. There is a gate by the lower parking lot that opens directly to the pool area. Please let your families know about this detail, because the GPS directions will direct people to the front lot on Harmony. See diagram

Directions to Vienna Woods tennis court parking lot

From Tysons Corner: Follow Route 123 south into Vienna. Turn left on Park Street. Follow Park Street 1.2 miles and turn right on Kingsley Road. Follow Kingsley Road until you come to a stop sign at DeSales Street. The entrance to the tennis courts will be on your right.

From Oakton Follow Route 123 north into Vienna. Turn right on Nutley Street. Turn left at Kingsley Road (one block after the second traffic light). Follow Kingsley Road .9 of a mile to the stop sign at DeSales Street. The tennis court entrance will be on your left.

From Interstate 66: Take the I-66 exit toward Vienna. This will put you on Nutley Street heading north. Turn right on Kingsley Road. Follow Kingsley .9 of a mile to the stop sign at DeSales Street. The tennis court entrance will be on your left.

Arrival times:

1. The meet begins at 9am. Hiddenbrook will warm up first from 8:25 to 8.45am. Please make sure your swimmer arrives 20 minutes prior to warm-ups, 8:05am, so they are ready to go.

2. Officials (Ref, Starter, Stroke and Turn judges, Timers, Head Timer, Clerks of Course…) should arrive on deck at no later than 8:15 for briefings. Swim Marshals, please arrive prior to 8am, as all Marshals must be in place prior to our team warm-up.

3. The team area is adjacent to the big blue slide across the pool from the diving boards. There is access to the deck from that area. It is generally shady in the morning but it’s a good idea to bring tents if you have any. There are plenty of chairs for your swimmers to use in the team area.

Odds and Ends:

1. As this is VW's last home meet of the season, they will be honoring their seniors after individual events and before relays. (they do it slightly differently than us and this is ok)
2. Please bring goggles, sunscreen, swim cap, towel, bathing suit, bottle of water, snacks, enthusiasm, and the other normal necessities of a meet.
3. The snack bar takes cash and credit, their reps told me and I quote “The breakfast sandwiches are legendary”

Spectators:

Feel free to bring your own chairs if you don't like pool furniture

An entries list will come out later today, Carol is out of town, so please be patient.

Jon’s Coaches Corner will come out tomorrow

Make sure your swimmers get plenty of rest and arrive Saturday ready to swim fast. If you have any additional questions, just write me back and I will be happy to assist.

Cheers,

Neal