🐬 Welcome to the Western Oaks Dolphins' Pool 🐬
LOCATION
Our pool is located at 5001 Woodcreek Blvd. Austin,TX 78749. It is called the Western Oaks Park and Play on Google Maps. Our pool has 5 lanes, is 25 yards long and 3.5 feet deep on the shallow end.
PARKING FOR MEETS
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THIS IS THE PREFERRED AREA: Parking is available in the West lot (and West lot only) of St. Catherine's of Siena Church located at 4800 Convict Hill RdAustin, TX 78749 . The pool is just a short 1/10 of a mile walk across a field from the back of the parking lot, just follow the signs and head towards the playground and tennis courts! Please do not park in the East lot or you may be towed -- that is reserved for church functions. Please obey all parking rules and regulations including fire lanes and handicap parking spaces. We have no access to the church buildings or restrooms. |
On-street parking is also available within the neighborhood but gets very crowded very quickly. Please be kind to our neighbors and do not block driveways. Beware of fire hydrants and marked crosswalks as some vehicles have been ticketed in the past
POOL SET UP
To avoid damaging the irrigation system, Please DO NOT USE STAKES to tether canopies. If needed, please use weights, coolers, a sleepy teenager, etc. instead.
GENERAL MEET TIMELINE (for a dual meet starting at 8:00 am)
- 6:15 – Pool opens
- 6:50 – 7:20 Western Oaks Warm-ups
- 7:20 – 7:50 Visiting Team Warm-ups
- 7:30 – Volunteer Meetings
- 7:50 – Events 1- 4 to the ready bench
- 7:55 – Event 1 / Heat 1 to the starting "blocks"
- 7:57 – National Anthem
- 8:00 – Meet begins
**If any changes are made for a specific meet, that information will be sent to the Visiting Team's Meet Director.
VOLUNTEER MEETINGS
On deck meetings begin at 7:30
- Timers & Runners: Meet under the canopy near the pool house and restrooms
- Stroke and Turn Judges, Scribes, DQ runners: Meet at the 11 and up Ready Bench near the computer table.
- Ready Bench: Meet at the 10 and Under Ready Bench under the large shade structure on the East end of the pool, opposite end of the pool from the restrooms
- Awards/Ribbons: Meet at the computer table
CONCESSIONS
The Dolphin Diner will be serving both breakfast (tacos and donuts) and lunch (pizza rolls and chicken sandwiches) during the meet, plus snacks, candy and cold drinks. The Diner accepts cash, Apple Pay, G-pay, Visa, MC, Amex, Discover, cash-app, JCB and UnionPay.
MEET RESULTS
We will be using Meet Maestro for this season. If you would like to follow the meet live and see live results, you will need a Pro Subscription to the SwimTopia App. Annual subscription is $9.99 or $2.99 per month, cancel at any time. Printed results will be posted on a white board near the Dolphin Diner.
VOLUNTEER SHIFT CHANGE
After event #38 (Men's 13-18 Freestyle Relay) and before event #39 (Girls 6 and under Freestyle), we will have a 10 minute break so our next shift of volunteers can get into position. Depending on time, we will also have a dance party during this break and spectators can take a minute to cool off in the pool.