Tri-County Conference

http://www.geocities.com/tricountyswim/

Conference 2008

July 26th and 27th

It was an exciting weekend for the Sun Prairie Piranhas swim team as they capped off a very successful summer swim season at the Tri-county Conference swim meet hosted by the Spring Green Dolphins. The Cross Plains Stingrays came out on top for the first time in over 5 years beating the Baraboo Riptide 2,578 – 2,343. Next in line though were the Sun Prairie Piranhas with a score of 2,137.50. The Piranhas are really closing the gap and have made great improvements this season. The team was led by the 13-14 age group girls who won the age group championship, as well as the following age groups who took second place honors: 15-18 girls, 11-12 boys, and the 9-10 boys. Press Release.

Combined Team Scores

1. Cross Plains Stingrays, 2578

2. Baraboo Riptide, 2343

3. Sun Prairie Piranhas, 2137.5

4. Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks, 1933.5

5. Spring Green Dolphins, 1498.5

6. Mount Horeb Gators, 1158

Host:

Spring Green

Conference Meet Location:

Baraboo Middle School Indoor Pool, 1531 Draper Street. From Hwy 12 in Baraboo, turn east on Linn St. (Hwy 33). Turn north on Draper Street.

Conference Meet Information:

Contains info about meet procedures, warm up times, awards, scoring, etc.

Admission Fees:

Adult admission $3.00 /day or $5.00 for both days. Wristbands will be given for the two day admission. Hand stamps for single day. Under the age of 18 is free. No food or beverages are allowed in the pool area.

Programs:

Saturday programs are $5.00. Sunday final inserts will be available for $1.00.

Charity of Choice:

From Conference Hosts, Spring Green: “We realize that we are all non-profit organizations and raising funds for our own clubs is sometimes difficult but we are hoping that each team can find a way to help a local charity of their choice this summer.” The Sun Prairie Piranhas Charity Choice will be The Sunshine Place, which houses the SP Food Pantry and The Red Barn.

Sun Prairie Piranha Swim Team's Second Food Drive

* Sunshine Place Donation: bring food item Saturday 7/26 and Sunday 7/27 when you come to the bus *

http://www.sunshineplace.org

Thank you for your donations. On July 12, 2008 our team collected nearly 200# in food and $50 in cash!

Opening Ceremonies:

Spring Green will be recognizing the seniors at the Opening Ceremonies on Sunday morning. More detailed information coming soon.

The Meets

§ Tri County Conference- dual meets start June 7^th until conference on July 26^th and 27^th.

§ Age is computed as of June 1^st. Swimmers are able to swim in 3 individual events/ 1 relay or 2 individual events/2relays at each meet. Some swimmers will swim for points and some will swim exhibition as determined by the coaches. Coaches will do line-ups based on the competitions and will to do their best to win the meets. In less competitive meets, they will attempt to get as many swimmers in the meet swimming for points. We are limited to 3 swimmers per event to swim for points. We can have unlimited relays typically 2-4. All swimmers must report to the clerk of course at swim meets, which is a staging for their events.

§ Events swum in meets include freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly, individual medley ( IM), freestyle and medley relay. Ribbons are awarded for 1^st – 6^th place for point heats and 1^st -3^rd for exhibition events. It is best for parents to focus on time and stroke improvements rather than where their swimmer places.

Tri County Tournament

· Eligibility – Must have swum in 3 conference dual meets throughout the season to be able to participate in this end of season meet.

· Preliminaries – This is a pre-seeded meet, which is scheduled the Saturday following the last weekend of dual meets. Warm ups are 7:30 – 8:40 AM, the meet starts at 9:00 AM. Teams are allowed to enter 3 individuals and 2 relays in each event.

· Finals – Places 1 to 8 will swim finals, places 9 to 16 will swim consolations, and places 17 to 18 are alternates in case of missing swimmers. These are held on Sunday, as well as the relays, which are timed finals.

· Awards Medals for 1^st through 3^rd place finishers.

· Ribbons for 4^th through 16^th place finishers.

· A Sportsmanship Award is presented to the team awarded the most votes for showing good sportsmanship throughout the season.

Directions

Sun Prairie Piranhas

Team Website

http://www.sunprairiepiranhas.com

Directions to the City of Sun Prairie's Family Aquatic Center:

http://www.cityofsunprairie.com/docs/category.php?department_id=12&category_id=3308

From Madison – Take Hwy 151 North. Take the 1st Sun Prairie exit which is Main St., stay to right off of exit ramp and continue down Main St. to the intersection of Main and Bird St. (Wendy’s is on the corner.) Turn right on Bird St. The FAC is on the corner of Bird St. and Linnerud Dr. on the right hand side.

From Waunakee – Take Hwy 19 East to Sun Prairie – Hwy 19 becomes Windsor St. as you enter town, stay on Windsor St. to the intersection of Windsor and Bird St. Turn right on Bird St.

The FAC is on the corner of Bird St. and Linnerud drive on the right hand side.

Baraboo Riptide

Team Website

www.barabooriptide.com

Directions to Baraboo Indoor Pool

From Highway 12 in Baraboo, turn east on Linn St. (Hwy 33). Turn north on Draper St. The indoor pool is in the middle school complex at 11th and Draper.

Click here for a printable map.

Cross Plains Stingrays

Team Website

http://crossplainsstingrays.com/

Directions to Cross Plains Pool

Take Hwy 14 into Cross Plains. Turn north on either Caesar Street or Jovina Street and go 2 blocks to pool.

Click here for a printable map.

Mazomanie Barracudas

Team Website

http://inacudamooda.net/default.aspx

Directions to Mazomanie Pool

From Highway 14, turn north on Broadhead St. West (left) on West Hudson St. and North (right) on Park St. or Walter. There are parking lots at the end of both Park and Walter, the pool is between them.

Click here for a printable map.

Mount Horeb Gators

Team Website

http://www.mounthorebgators.org

Directions to Mount Horeb Pool

From Highway 78 in Mt. Horeb, turn north on 3rd or 4th streets. Proceed 3 blocks to the pool.
Click here for a printable map.

Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks

Team Website

http://sppoolsharks.org/

Directions to Outdoor Pool

In Sauk City turn North at the stoplight at the intersection of Hwy 12 (Phillips Blvd and Madison Street). Follow Madison street to first stop sign at the intersection of Oak Street and Madison Street (also intersection of Sauk City and Prairie du Sac. Madison Street will turn into Fifth Street, follow it three blocks, Outdoor Pool will be on the right.

Click here for a printable map.

Spring Green Dolphins

Directions to Spring Green Pool

From Highway 14 turn south on Highway 23 (Wood St.) Turn left on Daley, look for Lexington St. The pool is in this area.

Click here for a printable map.

Wisconsin Dells Dolphins

Directions to Wisconsin Dells Pool

From Highway 12 north, go through Lake Delton and turn east (right) on Highway 13 in the Dells. Go across the bridge and turn right on La Crosse Street. The municipal office is at 300 LaCrosse Street and the pool is right behind it.

Click here for a printable map.

updated: July 28, 2008