Lap Swim Details
Springfield Bullets Families –
I hope this email finds everyone healthy and doing well. I am happy to announce we now have lap swim times arranged for our swimmers at both Eisenhower Pool and the FitClub West. As part of your membership we have arranged for this lap swim time to be paid for by the club. We hope all of our Bullets swimmers take advantage of this opportunity to stay in the water and practice.
We will be posting workouts/practices for each group on our team website at https://www.bulletsswim.com. Families can visit the site and print off specific practices for each day according to their practice groups.
Both Eisenhower Pool and Fitclub West have specific directions for use of their facilities. Please see below for the specifics for each.
Eisenhower Pool – Starting Friday, December 4th
According the Tier 3 Mitigations, there can only be 1 swimmer per lane, allowing for only 6 swimmers per time block. Eisenhower Pool time blocks are 45 minutes long; lanes MUST be reserved. The park district hopes to have online reservations available soon. In the mean time, reservations must be made (on a first come, first serve basis) by calling the pool at 217-525-8847 during the office hours of M-F 8:00 – 4:00 PM. You must also mention that you are a member of the Bullets team when making your child’s reservation (admission for lap swimming is normally $6.00, but is prepaid by the Bullets for the evening and weekend lap swim times listed below). Please note that a household or family will be limited to 2 lap swimmers per time block.
Facility doors will open 10 minutes prior to the scheduled time block. Upon entry, swimmers will have their temperature taken with a non-contact infrared thermometer. The only patrons allowed inside the facility will be those swimming laps (unless a swimmer is under the age of 13, then a parent or guardian will be allowed/required to sit in the bleachers for the duration of the swim).
Time Blocks are:
Weekdays (Monday through Friday)
3:30 – 4:15 PM
4:25 – 5:10 PM
5:20 – 6:05 PM
6:15 – 7:00 PM
7:10 – 7:55 PM
Saturdays
7:00 – 7:45 AM
7:55 – 8:40 AM
8:50 – 9:35 AM
9:45 – 10:30 AM
10:40 – 11:25 AM
11:35 – 12:20 PM
Sundays
11:15 – 12:00 PM
12:10 – 12:55 PM
1:05 – 1:50 PM
2:00 – 2:45 PM
FitClub West-Starting Monday, December 7
FitClub West will be open to our IncrediBullets and Bronze group swimmers. Swim times available are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5:00-6:00 pm in time blocks of 30 minutes. To reserve a time slot please email me at j.skeels@illinois.gov. I will then let you know if that time is available. Please note that parents must accompany their swimmers in the building/pool.
Again, I hope all of our Bullets’ swimmers take advantage of this opportunity to practice. I also encourage all of our swimmers to participate in our online dryland practice each day. The combination of the two will benefit our swimmers greatly, keep them physically active and connected to their sport and team. If you have any questions please let me know.
Thanks and Go Bullets!
