A New Aquatic Facility to Serve Albemarle County High School Swim Teams

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1 A New Aquatic Facility to Serve Albemarle County High School Swim Teams

2 The Facility Fairview Swimming & Tennis Club will build a new, state-of-the-art pool in yards by 5 meters ideal for summer & year-round use. Fairview is building a state-of-the-art 5- meter by 5-yard pool. Star Swimming/Gators are partnering w/ Fairview to enclose pools for use in nonsummer months. Star Swimming/Gators also will cover costs of nd pool a two-lane warmerwater pool for lessons, water aerobics, and other community needs. Represents the best type of community partnership but we need contributions by government, corporations, and families to make it happen.

3 More on the Facility Star Swimming & the Virginia Gators will raise funds to pay for associated costs an aluminum-frame, removable panel system to cover the pool in the winter months and a second, warmwater instruction pool. A 5-meter by 5-yard main pool Advanced non-turbulent gutter and filtration systems Yard pool for winter teams (high schools) use Meter pool for summer JSL teams use. Ten lanes Two-lane, warmer pool for lessons, water aerobics, hydrotherapy, etc. A cost-efficient system for covering facility in winter months. Digital scoreboard.

4 Ability to Serve Needs of All Albemarle County High School Swim Programs Priority swimming for each of the three high schools Priority practice time for all three schools within coveted hours of 4:00-9:00pm Virtually unlimited availability for meets on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays Could do so with limited disruption to existing Gator programs

5 Local USA & High School Swim Teams Program CYAC Virginia Gators CVA ACAC Dolphins Albemarle HS W. Albemarle HS Monticello HS Charlottesville HS Covenant St. Anne s Belfield William Monroe HS Orange HS Current Facility Smith Gator Dome ACAC ACAC ACAC Albemarle Gator Dome ACAC Downtown Crow? Gator Dome Gator Dome Gator Dome Lane Hours Needed 6-8 lanes, 4 hours per day, 6 days per week 6 lanes, 5 hours per day, 6 days per week 3 lanes, 4 hours per day, 6 days per week 6 lanes, hours, days per week 6 lanes, 1.5 hours, 4 days per week 6 lanes, 1.5 hours, 4 days per week 6 lanes, 1.5 hours, 4 days per week 6 lanes, hours, 4 days per week lanes, 1.5 hours, 3-4 days per week lanes, 1.5 hours, -3 days per week lanes, 1.5 hours, -3 days per week lanes, 1.5 hours, -3 days per week

6 The Situation for High Schools 1. Currently, two county high schools begin practices at 9:15pm with kids arriving home at 11:00pm or later.. With the closing of Smith Pool, beginning with the season, Charlottesville HS and the three county schools will attempt to share one viable option for meets, Crow Pool. 3. Crow Pool and ACAC have many other needs for their facilities. In the case of Crow, Charlottesville HS & CYAC clearly will have priority; in the case of ACAC, its priority, understandably, will be for programs that serve its paying customers. 4. With Charlottesville HS and CYAC understandably having priority in the new YMCA and with an abundance of other programs the YMCA will need to pay for its operations, it is difficult to envision how even one school will get practice time before 8:30 or 9:00pm more than one school getting practice time would appear impossible. 5. It appears safe to presume that any use of ACAC facilities will remain about the same, with schools being offered practice times no earlier than 9:00pm.

7 Weekday Schedule Season Facility Available Lanes Hours Available for Swim Teams Team Hours Using Pool Lanes Days per Week Crow 6 lanes 4:00-9:00pm Charlottesville HS 4:00-6:00pm 6 5 Smith 6 lanes 4:00-9:00pm CYAC 4:00-8:30pm 6 5 Gator Dome 6 lanes 4:00-10:30pm Virginia Gators William Monroe HS 4:00-8:30pm 5:30-7:00pm Orange HS 5:30-7:00pm St. Anne s 4:00-5:30pm W. Albemarle 8:30-10:00pm 6 4 ACAC Albemarle Square* 6 lanes 9:15-10:30pm Albemarle HS 9:15-10:30pm 6 4 ACAC Downtown* 4 lanes 9:15-10:30pm Monticello HS 9:15-10:30pm 4 4 * As we understand it, the CVA team is small enough that its practices occur alongside other ACAC programming

8 Weekday Schedule Season Facility Available Lanes Hours Available for Swim Teams Team Hours Using Pool Lanes Days per Week Crow 6 lanes 4:00-9:00pm Charlottesville HS 4:00-6:00pm 6 5 CYAC 4:00-8:30pm 6 5 Smith CLOSED Gator Dome 6 lanes 4:00-10:30pm Virginia Gators 4:00-8:30pm William Monroe HS 5:30-7:00pm Orange HS 5:30-7:00pm St. Anne s 4:00-5:30pm W. Albemarle 8:30-10:00pm 6 4 ACAC Albemarle Square 6 lanes 9:15-10:30pm Albemarle HS 9:15-10:30pm 6 4 ACAC Downtown 4 lanes 9:15-10:30pm Monticello HS 9:15-10:30pm 4 4

9 009 & Beyond: Guaranteed Priority Practice Time for Albemarle County High Schools Albemarle High School Practices 4-5:30pm W. Albemarle 5:30-7:00pm Monticello 7-8:30pm Gator Practices Senior group 5:30-7:30am Bronze group 4-5:00pm Gold group 5-7:00pm Silver group 7-8:30pm

10 The Numbers Don t Add Up for Albemarle High Schools at the New YMCA The new YMCA certainly will be a wonderful addition to our community, but it will do little to solve the problem of county high schools practices taking place late at night. At six lanes, or even at 8-10 lanes, Charlottesville HS has priority use from 4-6:00pm; CYAC team would need MINIMUM of three hours for its practices (and that s not enough). There appears to be no room for county teams earlier than 9:00pm. CHO HS CYAC 4-6:00pm 6-9:00pm For a fraction of the $1 million plus we understand the county has earmarked for the YMCA aquatic facility, we can deliver a lot more to high school swim teams.

11 Scenario One Under existing configuration of Gator team, we could service all high schools from 4-8:30pm without any disruption to our program Lanes 1-6 Lanes 7-1 5:30-7:30am Gator Gold Empty 4:00-5:30pm Albemarle Gator Bronze 5:30-7:00pm WAHS Gator Gold 7:00-8:30pm Monticello Gator Silver

12 Scenario Two Possibilities include allowing high school(s) to consider morning practices, for one or more to have two practice options and/or for two high school teams to practice simultaneously. Lanes 1-6 Lanes 7-1 5:30-7:30am Gator Gold Albemarle A 4:00-6:00pm Gator Gold Albemarle B 6:00-8:00pm WAHS Gator Bronze 7:00-8:30pm Gator Silver

13 High School Meets Our new pool would provide a wide range of options for local high schools to host regularseason as well as championship meets. District meets Regional meets District & regional meets would be of substantial benefit to local economy Restaurants Hotels Shopping

14 Why the Investment Makes Sense for Albemarle County We re asking for one-time contribution that is substantially less than other options. We will provide priority swim time for all three high school swim teams. We will provide practically unlimited opportunity for local high schools to host meets up to and including district & regional meets. Gators/Star Swimming will be willing to sign on to long-term commitment to high schools With funds in hand, our facility will be ready no later than September 009

15 Why the Investment Makes Sense for Albemarle County We ask only for one-time capital contribution, no ongoing operational costs other than standard rental for pool time from schools. Pool will be ten lanes plus two-lane warm-up, meaning meets move faster and provide a nicer experience than smaller pools w/ no warmup/warm-down option during meet. Facility is centrally located and will be in Albemarle County. Mission Star Swimming/Gators exist exclusively to advance competitive swimming in Albemarle.

16 How Can Star Swimming Make this Commitment to High Schools? 1. We operate exclusively to advance competitive swimming that is our first order of business, so other programs are of lesser priority.. High school practices can occur alongside Gator practices with no disruption to the Gators. 3. The Gators make wide use of early-morning pool time, which allows, among other things, for less crowded lanes in the afternoon and evening. 4. Many Gator swimmers also swim on the county high school teams; we d like to see them get to bed at a reasonable hour.

17 The Costs 5-meter by 5-yard competition pool Fairview s Responsibility $700,000+ -lane, 5-yard instructional pool $195,000 - Paddock Pools Architecture $ 40,000 Aluminum-framed, vinyl-paneled enclosure $400,000 - HTS Structures Commercial grade, air-exchange system $100,000 Digital scoreboard $ 50,000 TOTAL $785,000

18 About Star Swimming Star Swimming is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization established to advance competitive swimming in the Charlottesville/Albemarle community. While the Star organization is affiliated with the Virginia Gators, its mission remains independent of the Gators. As such, contributions to Star Swimming are considered charitable/tax-deductible.