Tuesday's Meet Information
GULF PARK VIRTUAL MEET INFORMATION 2020
***Please see the attached map of Gulf Park Pool for our first meet.***
POOL ADDRESS AND WARM-UP TIME
528 Pensacola Road, Knoxville, TN 37923
Swimmers arrive by 5:00 & workers’ meeting at 5:45 p.m.
Meet starts at 6:00 pm.
PARKING AND TEAM AREA
Our Parking lot is usually filled quickly. Please be sure not to double park, making sure not to block anyone in and only park in lot, not in grass. If you are unable to park in the parking lot, you are directed to park on only ONE side of Pensacola road (our parking lot side) and nearby streets. Be careful not to block driveways. Do not park past the tennis courts into the cul-de-sac, this will block our neighbors in. “No Parking” signs will be posted at this point and on the opposite side of our lot along the roadway. (PLEASE OBEY THESE SIGNS to help us enforce fire ordinance.) You may pull into the parking lot briefly to drop off swimmers and supplies.
Families are to set up a socially distanced area for each family by the playground between the tennis courts and pool in the grassy area. Please help keep swimmers out of the water in the unused areas of the pool.
As with all meets the following applies….
What to Bring:
Please pack towels, tent, folding chairs, bug spray, goggles, swim cap and a sweatshirt. A sharpie marker is also handy for jotting your events on your hand for reference. It also helps, especially for younger swimmers, to put their name on their back – this will be helpful to Clerk of Course and others making sure everyone is where they should be. Many kids also bring hand held electronics, books, etc. to pass time between events. (Please be mindful that swimmers are responsible for all of these belongings and please make sure to practice social distancing!) Immediate family members should only be sharing games and food items.
WORKERS
Please check in at the Volunteer check in table on the basketball court. Volunteer meeting will start at 5:45.
MEET PROTOCOL
-ALL swimmers are to report to the clerk of course under the pavilion when their event is called.
-Swimmers are to enter through the main entrance by the baby pool as noted in the map below.
-Only the families of the swimmers in the pool or in the clerk of course are allowed to be within the fence.
-Immediately following the completion of a swimmer’s event, we ask that the swimmer and their families exit the pool as noted in the diagram below.
-Block and pool-deck starts are allowed, no “in-water” starts, please.
-Timers will be provided with 2 stopwatches to move meet along quickly.
-Gulf park is a 25-yard pool, 9ft deep on one end, 4ft deep on the other.
-Please let us know if you have swimmers with special needs.
-The announcer will call events to the clerk of course.
CONCESSIONS
Concessions are available on the pool deck with items such as popcorn, assorted candy, chips, ice cream, Gatorade, water and soft drinks. Sales are cash only.
We look forward to seeing you at Gulf Park!
Kimberly Evers, Meet Director
