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Spring Ridge Sprint
Swim
The race begins in the pool at
Spring Ridge
9090 Ridgefield Drive
Frederick, MD 21701
We will be using 2 pools....You'll swim first in the lap pool, exit, then enter the competition pool. When you finish both pools, you'll have swum a total of 250 yards (actually a little more, since the 2nd pool is a 25-meter pool).
To start the race, everyone will be lined up by race number. Swimmers will begin one at a time at 5-second intervals. Each will sit and slide into the pool. You will swim down the first lane, touch the wall, go under the laneline, push off of the wall on the other side of the laneline, then swim back in the next lane, go under the next laneline, swim down the next lane, etc. This is called a snake swim...and you should practice going under the lanelines at your own pool before the triathlon.
When you exit the first pool, you'll be directed to the start lane of the second pool. You don't need to wait in line here, just sit down and slide into the pool and begin swimming. The pool will be set up with 6 lanes and you'll do the snake swim format to complete all 6 lanes. At the end of the swim, you'll exit the pool and walk (always walk on the pool deck) toward the transition area.
Our format for the swim includes:
swimming in each lane goes only one direction
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passing is allowed
you MUST swim to the wall, touch it, go under the laneline, and push off from wall in next lane
flip turns will not be permitted. Use of flip turns will be cause for disqualification from the race.
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NO diving or jumping into either pool (you'll be seated and then slide in from the side)
don't start until we signal YOU that it's your turn to start
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please note and tell us if there is a race number just before yours that is missing