Swimmers Guide E-mail Response Form

How to Send the Information
The Basic Information Needed for a Listing
Optional Information


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To send information for a new Swimmers Guide listing, follow these instructions:
  1. Select the entire contents of this page. (Type: Command + A on a Macintosh or Control + A on a PC.)
  2. Copy it. (Type: Command + C on a Macintosh or Control + C on a PC.)
  3. Switch to your e-mail program and open an empty e-mail document.
  4. Paste the contents into the open window. (Type: Command + V on a Macintosh or Control + V on a PC.)
  5. Replace the blank lines ( ____ ) with the information requested.
  6. Insert our e-mail address BHaverland@nc.rr.com into the To: field of your e-mailer. (Your e-mailer may also require you to put in a Subject: , "New Pool" works just fine.)
  7. Delete any questions you did not answer and these instructions. (Let's save some band-width.)
  8. Send it off to us.

You'll hear back from us within a couple of days. Most often, it'll just be a simple "Thank you" note, but occasionally we'll have a question or two. If you don't hear from us, something's gone wrong as we try always to let people know that we appreciate their help and their input.


A complete listing can be created using just the asterisked (*) items, but if you can tell us more, please do.
1. Name and location-
  *a. Facility name: __________________________________________________

  *b. Street address line 1: __________________________________________

   c. Street address line 2: __________________________________________

   d. Neighborhood/community: _________________________________________

  *e. Town/City: _______________________

   f. County/borough/parish: ________________________________________

  *g. State/province/department/realm: ______________________________

   h. Postal code: _________________________________

  *i. Country: _____________________________________

2. Telephone-
  *a. Area or city code: ____________

  *b. Pool or facility phone number: _____________

3. Pool description(s) (If there's more than one pool at this address,
   duplicate this section for each full-size pool.)
  *a. Length: _________  indicate [_]meters; [_]yards; [_]feet

   b. Width: _________  indicate [_]meters; [_]yards; [_]feet

   c. Number of lanes: ____________

  *d. The pool is: [_] indoors; [_]outdoors; [_] indoor/outdoors

  *e. If outdoors, the pool is: [_] heated year-round; [_] heated 
       seasonally; [_] unheated; [_] temperature controlled (heated
       in winter, chilled in summer)

   f. The pool water temperature is usually ___ degrees or ranges 
       from _____ deg. to ____ deg.

4. Admission information:
  *a. Does this pool admit the "general public" or unaffiliated,
      unaccompanied, non-member/resident visitors for single-swim
      visits?  [_] Yes;  [_] No

     *i. If "yes" what is the single-swim, adult, admission price for:
         Out-of-town visitors: _________.  Local residents: __________

  *b. If the answer to question 4a was "No" but the facility does admit 
      visiting members of affiliated facilities or groups 

      OR 

      If the answer to question 4a was "Yes" but the pool has special
      rates for visiting members of affiliated facilities or groups 

      i. Which facilities' or groups' members qualify for the special 
         rate: ______________________________

     ii. What is the rate: ______________

    iii. Are there radius, frequency or other restrictions/requirements
         which apply (if so, please describe):__________________________

  *c. If the answer to question 4a was "No" but the facility does permit
      guests registered at one or more local hotels to use the pool

      OR

      If the answer to question 4a was "Yes" but the facility has a
      lower admission rate for hotel guests.

      i. Which hotels' guests qualify ______________________________

     ii. What is the applicable rate: ______________________________

  *d. If none of the above apply, who can get into this pool and on
      what basis: __________________________________________________

5.  To help us evaluate the lead, please tell us how you know about
    this facility and when you were last there: 

    ____________________________________________________________
That's all we need for a minimal listing. Everything that follows the "return to" links below is optional - but makes for a much more informative listing.
Return to the top of this page or to to the introduction to the ADD A POOL section.
If you have the information and you want to tell us more, we can also include:

6.  Team & contact information for swimming, diving, water polo and synchro                
    swimming clubs and teams which train at the facility.  For each
    team or club, tell us-
    a. What type of club this is:
       i. [_] Masters; [_] youth; [_] all age.
      ii. [_] Swimming; [_] diving; [_] water polo; [_] synchro.

    b. The name of the club: _________________________________

    c. The name of a contact: ________________________________
       (If the pool staff can handle basic questions about the club
       its workout schedules, etc. or if they can provide the name and
       phone number of a club contact, you can enter "the pool staff"
       here.)

    d. A phone number where the contact can be reached: _________________
       (If this is a private home or work phone number, please be sure to
       get the contact's permission, before you send it to us.)

    e. Tell us whether the number given connects to:  
       [_] a private home;     [_] a private business;    [_] the pool;
       [_] the parks & rec. dept.;    [_] the club's own phone number.

7.  Board and platform diving facilities available-
    a.  Number of:
       ___ 1m boards; ___ 3m boards

    b.  Diving platform heights at the pool:
        [_] 1m; [_] 3m; [_] 5m; [_] 7.5m; [_] 10m; [_] other __m

8.  A key-word summary of the aquatic programs and activities regularly
    offered or available at the facility.  Place an "x" in the box pre-
    ceding the name of the activity listed below:
    [_] Lap swimming     

    Non-scholastic competitive swimming programs:
    [_] Masters swimming  [_] Youth swim club
    [_] Diving team/club  [_] Water polo team/club  [_] Synchro swimming
    
    Scholastic swimming programs:
    [_] High school swimming/diving/water polo
    [_] College/junior college swimming/diving/water polo

    Non-swimming exercise programs:
    [_] Aqua aerobics  [_] Arthritis exercise  [_] Therapeutic aquatics
     (strenuous exercise) (mild exercise)           
    [_] Water walking    [_] Water jogging         

    Training/certification programs:
    [_] Lifeguard instruction     [_] Water Safety Instructor courses
    [_] SCUBA lessons             [_] Swimming lessons

9.  Directions to find the facility.  Give directions from a local land-
    mark, well known hotel or a place visitors will be able to use as a
    starting point when searching for the pool: (Free-form response, 
    take as much space as you need.)
    ___________________________________________________________________

10. If there are any features of particular interest to swimmers about
    this facility, tell us here:  (Free-form response, take as much
    space as you need.)
    ___________________________________________________________________

11. Your review.  If you think this is a particularly good (or bad)
    place to swim, briefly tell us why.  Is the staff nasty or helpful?,
    is the water clear or cloudy or green?  Are the hours convenient?
    ___________________________________________________________________


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Send comments and suggestions to Bill Haverland or Tom Saunders at BHaverland@nc.rr.com.

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