X-Cel Swimming Meets
Fall/Winter Short Course 2008-2009
Denotes a team meet. Meets preceded with a blue background
denote
groups from which a team meet will be selected when more information becomes
available. Non-team meets are listed for informational purposes, and may
subsequently be added as a team meet. Any swimmer can participate in a non-team
meet by entering on their own.
Meet Locations:
The
College of New Jersey is located in Ewing, New Jersey.
Directions to
the campus, information about the
aquatics center, and
a
campus
map are available from the TCNJ web site. Specific directions are detailed
below:
From PA Turnpike: Exit 28- after tollbooths
take US 1 North towards Morrisville. Proceed to 95 North (this is not the NJ
Turnpike) towards Trenton. Follow From 95 North directions.
From Route 95 North: Proceed over the
Scudders Falls Bridge into NJ. Proceed to Exit 4A, Route 31 South. Exit right
onto 31 South. The first traffic light has three gas stations and a 7-11 on
the respective comers. Proceed through this intersection to the next traffic
light. Turn left into the Trenton State College entrance. Immediately bear to
the right. Go approximately 0.3 miles to parking lot 3;3A on your left. The
parking lot entrance is immediately after a large mound of dirt. At the far
right side corner is the football/soccer stadium. There is a walkway leading
from this corner to a brick building. This is the pool/gym.
From North New Jersey: Take Route 1 south to
95 South (this is not the NJ Turnpike) towards Philadelphia. Proceed to Route
31 exit. Turn left at end of ramp onto 31 South. First traffic light has
three gas stations and a 7-11 on the respective corners. Proceed through this
intersection to the next traffic light. Turn left into the Trenton State
College entrance. Immediately bear to the right. Go approximately 0.3 miles
to parking lot 3;3A on your left. The parking lot entrance is immediately past
a large mound of dirt. At the far right side corner of the parking lot is the
football/soccer stadium. There is a walkway leading from this corner to a
brick building. This is the pool/gym.
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The Ephrata Community Pool is located
in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. The pool consists of an 6-lane 50 meter pool with
non-turbulent lane lines, and a Colorado 5000 timing system.
Water depth at the start end is 4 feet.
Specific directions are detailed below:
From New Jersey: Take the PA Turnpike West to Exit 21
(Lancaster-Reading). Proceed straight from the toll booth to the light. Turn
left onto Route 272 South and follow it to Route 322 East. Take Route 322 East
through the next traffic light and across the bridge. After the bridge, make a
sharp right turn and proceed to the stop sign. The pool is straight ahead.
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Franklin and Marshall College is located in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania. McGuiness Pool is located in the
Alumni Sports & Fitness Center. The aquatic center consists of an an 8-lane
50-meter pool with fully automatic timing. The facility is equipped with Wave
Eater line lanes, Colorado Timing, Aqua Grip electronic pads, and an eleven line
readout board. On deck, there is seating for 580 swimmers. In addition, there
is balcony seating for up to 400 spectators.
Directions to the campus are available from the Franklin and Marshall web
site. Specific directions to McGuiness Pool are detailed below:
From New Jersey: Take the PA Turnpike West to Exit 21
(Lancaster-Reading). Next, take Route 222 South through Reading to Route 30
West. Turn onto Route 30 West and proceed to the Harrisburg Pike Exit. Turn
left onto Harrisburg Pike and drive 1.5 miles to F&M College. From Harrisburg
Pike, turn left at the first traffic light after passing under the student
overpass. As you enter the parking lot, McGuiness Pool is located in the Alumni
Sports & Fitness Center to your left.
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Fort Dix is located located near Wrightstown,
NJ and Pembertown, NJ. The pool consists of a six-lane, 25 yard competition pool
with Competitor non-turbulent lane lines, Colorado electronic timing system,
six-lane scoreboard, and Paragon starting platforms. In addition, there is a
four-lane, 20 yard warm-up pool. Specific directions to pool are detailed below:
From New Jersey-North (NJ Turnpike): Take the New
Jersey Turnpike to Exit 7. After exiting the turnpike, take Route 68 towards
Wrightstown following signs for Fort Dix. At the Fort Dix Circle, take the
second right and continue to the light. At the light, turn right. After a short
distance, turn left onto 8th Street. At the first light on 8th Street, turn
right. The pool is 500 yards ahead on the left.
From New Jersey-North (Route 295): Take Route 295
South to Exit 57 (Bordentown). After exiting 295, take Route 130 North to the
first light after McDonalds. At the light, turn right onto Route 545. Take
Route 545 to the first light. At the light, turn right onto Route 206 South.
Follow Route 206 South to Route 68. Take Route 68 towards Wrightstown following
signs for Fort Dix. At the Fort Dix Circle, take the second right and continue
to the light. At the light, turn right. After a short distance, turn left onto
8th Street. At the first light on 8th Street, turn right. The pool is 500 yards
ahead on the left.
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The
Gloucester County Institute of Technology is located in Sewell, New
Jersey. The aquatic center consists of an 8-lane 50-meter pool
that can be set up as two separate 25-yard pools running simultaneously. GCIT
features platform blocks, Colorado timing systems with an 8-line display for one
pool and a 1-line display for the other. Minimum depth is 5 feet.
Directions
to the campus are available from the GCIT web site. Specific directions
are detailed below:
From North New Jersey: Take 295 South towards
Camden. South of Camden get on Route 42, the Atlantic City Expressway. After
you pass the two lane exit for the Delaware Memorial bridge, stay to the right
because you will get off soon at Route 55 South. Take 55 South a short distance
to exit 56B. Get on to Route 47 heading towards Woodbury and Westville. As
soon as you get on to Route 47 (Delsea Dr.), get over to the left because you
will be taking your first left turn on to Bank Bridge Rd. There will be a
middle school on your left at the next comer. Turn left at the school onto
Tanyard Rd. G.C.I.T. will be your next left. As you enter the campus, parking
will be on your right and the pool on your left. Gloucester County Community
College is nearby (don't go there by mistake). There should be signs for
G.C.I.T from Route 55.
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The John Witherspoon Middle School
pool is located at 217 Walnut Lane, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. Specific
directions are detailed below:
From DeNunzio Pool: Take Hartley Ave/Faculty Rd to Harrison Street.
Left at the light onto Harrison Street. Left at the light onto Hamilton Ave. (First light after Nassau Street).
Right onto Walnut Lane. Right onto Guyot Ave (After the school main entrance). Parking lot on your left and
pool enttrance on your right.
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The Hightstown High School
pool is located at 25 Leshin Lane, Hightstown, New Jersey 08520. Specific
directions are detailed below:
From DeNunzio Pool: Take Washington Road to the Route
1 circle. Go around the circle, and take Route 571East / Princeton-Hightstown
Road. Cross Route 130, and continue to the "T" intersection. At the "T", turn
right onto Main Street. Bear to the right. Pass the Post Office, Getty Station
on the right - Gulf Station on the left, turn left onto Grape Run Road. Go to
the first right onto Leshin Lane.
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The Jersey Wahoos Pool is located in Mount
Laurel, New Jersey. Specific directions are detailed below:
From North New Jersey:
Jersey Wahoos is located just off southbound Route 73, behind Bennigan's, just
below Route 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike. From Route 295, take exit 36B onto
Route 73, south. Or, from the New Jersey Turnpike, take exit 4 onto Route 73
south. Continue on Route 73 south and make a right turn into Bennigan's.
Proceed to the parking lot in the rear of Bennigan's. You may park in this lot
or in the Wahoos' parking lot.
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Neshaminy Middle School
is located at 1200 Langhorne-Newtown Road, Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Specific
directions are detailed below:
From Route 95: Take I-95 to the Newtown exit.
Take Rt. 332 (towards Newtown) to Rt. 413. Make a left onto Rt. 413. The school
will be at the first light about a ½ mile ahead across from St. Mary’s
Hospital. Make a right into the school. Park in the lot behind the school.
Enter through doors marked pool.
From PA Turnpike: Take the PA Turnpike to
(Exit 28 – Phila). Take Rt. 1 North to Rt. 413. Exit at the Langhorne Rt. 413
exit. Go North on Rt. 413 for 4 lights. The school will be on your left, across
from St. Mary’s Hospital. Park in the lot behind the school. Enter through doors
marked pool.
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Nottingham High School
is located in Hamilton, New Jersey. Specific directions are detailed below:
From Route 195: Take
I-195 to exit 3B - Hamilton Square. Make a left at the second traffic light
(Klockner Ave.). Steinert High School is now on your right. Follow Klockner
through the third traffic light (Hamilton Ave.). Nottingham High School is on
your left. The pool entrance is in the rear of the building.
From Route 295: Take
I-295 to the NJ Route 33 East, Trenton exit (Nottingham Way). Go to the first
traffic light and make a left onto Klockner Ave. Nottingham High School is on
the right before the next traffic light. The pool entrance is in the rear of the
building.
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Rider University is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
The pool is located in the Aquatic Center. The pool measures 25
yards and has six competition lanes featuring Colorado timing. There is no
separate warm-up pool. A
campus map and
directions to the college are available from the Rider University web site.
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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, has its main campus in
New Brunswick and Piscataway, New Jersey. The
aquatics center is located in the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on the
Busch Campus. A
campus map and
directions to the aquatics center are available from the RU web site.
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Seton Hall University is located in South Orange, New
Jersey. The aquatics center is located in the
Robert E.
Brennan Recreation Center. A
campus map and
directions
to the university are available from the SHU web site.
Raritan Valley Community College is located in North Branch, New
Jersey. The swimming pool is located in the Physical Education building.
From Princeton Area:
Take Route 206 North to the Somerville Circle. At the Somerville Circle exit onto Route 28 West (county road 614).
Proceed on Route 28 West (county road 614) for approx. 4 miles. Entrance to the College will be on your right at
a traffic light with Orr Drive on your left.
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