2008 SPEEDO BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 11-13, 2008
Entries
 Thursday: #1-20 - Friday: #21-82 - Saturday: #83-140
 Timing Assignment     Big Marlin/Little Marlin

HOTEL: Radisson Hotel and Conference Center St. Petersburg/Pinellas Park
              12600 Roosevelt Boulevard         
              St. Petersburg, FL 33716               (727) 572-7800

Check-in is after 2:00 PM on the day of arrival.
Check-out is before noon on the day of departure.
Each family is responsible for all their expenses at the hotel.

DIRECTIONS TO THE HOTEL:
FROM TAMPA AIRPORT:  

To Radisson: 13.75 miles (about 20 minutes) -
Start out going Northeast on Airport Entrance toward Parking ACC. Stay Straight to go onto Terminal ACC. Stay Straight to go onto Red Terminal. Red Terminal becomes Airport Exit.
Take the SR-60 ramp towards I-275/Downtown.
Merge onto N. Memorial Hwy/FL-60 E.
Merge onto I-275 S towards St. Petersburg. (9.2 mi).
Take the SR-686/Roosevelt Blvd exit - exit 30 - toward 118th Ave. N.
Take the Roosevelt Blvd ramp and merge onto Roosevelt Blvd N/FL-686 W. (0.7 miles) -
Turn Left for the hotel.

** Super Shuttle (airport to hotel) contact:
 http://www.supershuttle.com/htm/cities/tpa.htm


POOL INFO: North Shore Pool – 940 North Shore Blvd. St. Petersburg, Florida  (727) 893-7727
Certified outdoor 22-lane facility. The meet will be run in two courses. Finals will be in one 8-lane course.
Spacious dressing rooms and showers, fully equipped and accessible to children, adult and physically impaired.
The pool facility also features covered bleachers for spectators. A tent will be available during the meet for
the Marlins Swimmers.

Directions to pool from Radisson: 10.23 miles (about 15 minutes) - Start out going Southeast on
Roosevelt Blvd N/FL-686 E toward 28th St. N. Merge onto I-275 S toward St. Petersburg (7.1 miles).
Merge onto I-375 E via exit number 23A - on the left - toward THE PIER. Turn slight left onto
4th Ave. N/FL-595 E. Continue to follow 4th Ave. N. Turn left onto Beach Dr. NE. Turn Right
onto 8th Ave. NE. Turn left onto N. Shore Dr. NE

MEET SCHEDULE:
* Friday, 4/ 11: Timed finals for all age groups: 
* Sat., 4/12 & Sun., 4/13: Timed Finals for 8-under and Trials-Finals for 9-over 

Friday: warm-up 3:30-4:45pm - start 5:00pm 
Morning Sessions: Saturday: warm-up 7:30am - start 9:00am 
Sunday: warm-up 7:30am - start 9:00am 
Finals Sessions: 3:30pm warm-up - 5:00pm start

All Marlins must attend Finals, even if they don’t swim!

AWARDS:  Individual Events: 1st-16th place; Relays: 1st-8th
                   Team: 1st-6th Visiting Team Awards
                   High Point: 1st-3rd in each age group
                   Special Team Spirit Award

TIMING ASSIGNMENT: Each family will receive a timing assignment. Stop watches will be provided.
Families of officials working at the meet will not have to time. Timers and Officials must be at the pool
no later than one hour BEFORE the start of the meet.

TRANSPORTATION TO THE MEET: The Marlins Swim Team will not provide transportation to and
from the pool. Parents are required to drive their swimmers  to the pool. Please make sure
that they arrive at least 15 minutes before warm-up times!

SPECTATOR INFO: Parents who are not timing need to stay in the designated spectator areas.
Parents are not allowed inside the ropes, in the area by the blocks, or on the bulkhead.
There is a walkway in front of the stands-but it is for walking through that area.
Spectators congregating in the walkway will be asked to move. Parents may not be in the team area.

BIG MARLIN/LITTLE MARLIN: Big Marlin/Little Marlin Program: pairings will be announced at the
team meeting and be available on the website: gifts (no more than $15) can be exchanged in Florida

13&OVER DINNER: There may be a dinner for all swimmers, 13 and over, at a restaurant near our
hotel on Friday, April 6th. Swimmers are responsible to pay for their own dinners.
We will only know if this is possible once we are in Florida.

SUNDAY NIGHT TEAM PARTY: A special event (dinner/dance/Senior Recognition) is planned
for all Marlins swimmers and their families on Saturday night, after the finals.
A letter was sent out to each family attending the meet... Copy of letter

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Some things you might want to take with you:

* SUN SCREEN: We recommend waterproof with a SPF of at least 30 or more.
We will be in the sun most of the day, so swimmers will need to reapply every two to three hours.
Remember that sunburn can be very painful.
* There is very little shade around the immediate pool area so we recommend HATS & SUNGLASSES.
* CAMERAS or VIDEO CAMERAS (don’t forget film).
* They do have rain and cold temperature occasionally in Florida. It is an outdoor pool, so plan accordingly...
make sure your swimmers have sweat shirts/sweatpants ... but THINK SUN!!!

SHIRTS & CAPS: Will be handed out at the team meeting April 9th. Blue caps must be worn on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings; Yellow caps must be worn Saturday and Sunday mornings. Remember to LABEL all shirts, towels, suits, goggles, etc.