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Founders Bridge Pool

601 Founders Bridge Boulevard, Midlothian, VA, USA Directions 37.542613 -77.6826244 Map of 601 Founders Bridge Boulevard, Midlothian, VA, USA
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For visiting teams

Welcome to our pool! Below is some information that will be helpful for your team.

Our address: 601 Founders Bridge Boulevard, Midlothian, VA 23113

We're the gray building with the porches -- not the big white building! That's Independence Golf Course. 

Parking

  • Please don’t park in the Independence Golf Course parking lot or on Founders Bridge Boulevard
  • Our parking lot is prioritized for the visiting team
  • Two handicap spots are available in the pool parking lot
  • Home team and overflow parking should be on residential streets near pool (Founders Bridge Road and Swallowtail Place)

Facility

  • 25m pool, 6 lanes for racing
  • Diving blocks set up at deep end (5 ft) with dive over starts
  • 5 ft deep at start end, 3.5 ft deep at turn end
  • All starts from shallow end are from the water
  • Bathrooms available in pool house
  • Baby pool and adult pool will be closed during meet
  • Outside food/drink permitted, but NO GLASS ALLOWED ON POOL DECK

Meet schedule

  • 5:15 Gates open
  • 5:35 – 5:55 Founders Bridge warm ups
  • 5:55 – 6:15 Visiting team warm ups
  • 6:15 Timers and runners meeting (by timing table)
  • 6:15 Strokes and turns meeting (by snack bar)
  • 6:20 National anthem
  • 6:25 Kickboard/fun race
  • 6:30 Meet start

General

  • Visiting team seating: in front of white columns and around adult pool
  • Home team seating: on slide side
  • Clerk of course: Under blue tent. All swimmers regardless of age should check in with clerk of course when their events are called
  • Lane 1 is the farthest lane; Lane 6 is closest to the white columns
  • Timing table: Next to Lane 6
  • Computers/tables: On back deck of clubhouse (top of stairs)
  • We will print heat sheets for visiting assistant clerk of course and strokes & turns judges
  • Please share any special needs or accommodations for swimmers with the Electric Eels swim team director

Concessions

  • Snacks, candy, water, drinks, frozen treats available for sale as well as a hot food item (usually pizza and/or Chick-fil-A sandwiches)
  • Concessions accepts cash and credit cards

Volunteers requested from visiting team

  • 2 strokes and turns judges (per half)
  • 9 timers (per half)
  • 1 assistant clerk of course (per half)
  • 1 mite manager (per half)
  • 1 runner (per half)
  • 1 tables (per half)
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