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Kids Tri Too
Swim
The race begins in the pool at
The Freedom Fitness & Aquatic Center
10900 University Boulevard Manassas
Virginia 20110 - 2203
There will be lanes set up in the 25 yard pool. You will sit and slide into the pool and use steps to exit the pool. Swimmers will begin one at a time at 5-second intervals. Each will swim down the first lane, go under the laneline, 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.
There will be a different pool exit lane for each age-group (determined by the length of their swim).
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 the 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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note and tell us if there is a race number just before yours that is missing