Divisionals is upon us! For those of you that are new to the VIperfish, this is the last chance for swimmers to qualify for All-Stars. It is also a very fun culminating event for the season. It is a very large meet with 4 teams competing against each other. I am sending meet information early so that you can familiarize with the schedule and details (MAKE NOTE OF THE EARLIER START TIME).

The Heat Sheet will follow tomorrow once it is finalized. 

LOCATION: Exeter Pool, 350 Plaza St. NE, Leesburg, VA 20176

The entrance to the pool is through the breezeway of the pool house off Plaza Street. Please refer to the attached parking map for the location of the pool entrance.

Participating Teams:

• Exeter Eagles
• Kincaid Forest Stingrays
• Willowsford South Waves
• Loudoun Valley Viperfish

PARKING & ARRIVAL INFORMATION - READ CAREFULLY (Map attached)

Parking is available in the following areas (refer to map):

• Section A – Pool Parking Lot (Limited Access) – Reserved for team-assigned parking, handicap parking, and the designated swimmer drop-off lane. Accessible from Plaza Street.
  • Six reserved parking spaces are available for each team for coaches, board members, officials, or other individuals your team designates.
  • Handicap-accessible parking is also located in Section A.
• Sections B & C – Overflow parking, accessible from Plaza Street, across the street from the pool.
• Section D – Additional overflow parking, accessible via Fieldstone Drive from Battlefield Parkway.
• NO PARKING ON GRASS - Vehicles parked on the grass may be ticketed or towed at the owner's expense. We appreciate everyone's cooperation in parking only in designated parking spaces or legal street parking.

*SWIMMER DROP OFF: A designated drop-off lane will be available in Section A (left parking lot at the pool entrance).

Please note:

• The drop-off lane is for active loading and unloading only and is not a parking area.
• Once your swimmers and equipment have been unloaded, please proceed immediately to an available parking location.
• Please pull all the way forward before stopping. This allows multiple vehicles to unload at the same time and helps keep traffic flowing smoothly.

On the parking map:

• Solid yellow lines indicate road access to each parking area.
• Dashed yellow lines indicate the recommended walking paths from the parking areas to the pool entrance.

MEET SCHEDULE

• 5:30 AM – Pool deck opens
• 6:00 – LV2 arrival and warm-up
• 6:30 AM – Officials Briefing
• 6:45 AM – Timer Briefing
• 7:00 AM – Meet begins promptly
• Volunteer Shift Change – The transition between first-half and second-half volunteers will occur between the Backstroke and Breaststroke events. Second-half volunteers should report before the conclusion of the Backstroke events for a brief transition meeting.

TEAM AREA & POOL DECK (Maps attached)

Each team will have an assigned staging area outside of the pool deck (Team Areas Map). Please have swimmers report directly to their designated team area upon arrival.

Dotted lines on the Team Area Map indicate the recommended walking paths between each team's designated area and the pool deck. Please use these recommended paths whenever traveling to and from the pool.

Team areas are located on grassy, open areas with very little shade. We encourage teams and families to bring canopy tents, chairs, blankets, and anything else needed to stay comfortable throughout the meet. These team areas are intended to serve as your home base during the meet.

To maximize viewing opportunities and ensure everyone's safety:

• No chairs will be permitted on the pool deck.
• The pool deck is for viewing only. Pool Deck Map attached. Families are welcome to step up to the edge of the pool to watch their swimmer's race, then step back afterward so others have the same opportunity.
• Please help keep walkways clear and avoid gathering along the pool edge between races.
• The far side of the pool (opposite the entrance) will be reserved exclusively for coaches and meet personnel.
• We ask everyone to remain in their designated team area when not actively watching a race. This will help keep the pool deck clear and ensure everyone has an opportunity to view their swimmer.

Clean Up: Please help us keep your team area clean throughout the meet by using the trash and recycling containers provided. Before departing, we ask that each team leave its area as clean as it was upon arrival.

We appreciate everyone's cooperation in helping keep the facility safe, organized, and enjoyable for everyone.

IF YOUR ATHLETES QUALIFIES FOR ALL-STARS AT DIVISIONALS:

Be sure to declare for All-Stars immediately, i.e. Saturday 11:59pm. ODSL needs to merge earlier since there are 30 teams competing. 

CONCESSIONS

Our concession stand will be open throughout the meet and will feature breakfast and lunch items, snacks, drinks, and other refreshments. We accept cash and Venmo (minimum $5 purchase).

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteers are SUPER important at the end of the season meets. If we do not have enough volunteers we cannot run the meet properly. We are in desparate need of volunteers for Divisionals. It would be terrible if Divisionals could not happen because people did not step-up. We promise no task is too hard for anyone to do and there is plenty of help around as well.

Please reach out if you have any questions. 

Meagen 

Viperfish Team Rep