Swim AB Summer Festival 2025

Swim AB Summer Festival 2025 - Lethbridge

Date:  June 13-15 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday)

Travel:  This is a BUS team travel event (bus team travel only*). Bus departs Friday morning at MNP and returns Sunday evening at MNP. The bus will load at 9:15AM for a 9:30AM departure going directly to the pool (please pack snacks and a lunch!).

Accomodations:    Swimmers/Families are staying on their own (this is not a chaperoned event supervising swimmers in the hotel) but swimmers must travel on the bus to the meet, back and forth from the pool and travel home on the bus.

Swimmers and families will still stay on their own - either at blocked hotel or other accommodations. The team has a hotels blocked (see hotel block info below and note cutoff dates). Please note it is a busy weekend in Lethbridge with other events, if you haven't booked a room already please book as soon as you can. Families may choose to stay at another property of their choice but swimmers must be dropped off at the selected hotel (see below) prior to each bus departure and picked up after each bus arrival. 

*Swimmers will travel via team bus up to the event, travel back and forth from the drop off hotel to the pool each session and return to Calgary via team bus. Swimmers will be required to be at the pool for departure and will be required to stay the entire session being dropped off back at team hotel. 

Pool: 

Max Bell Aquatic Centre, Lethbridge AB   

4401 University Dr W (University of Lethbridge)  

Host Club:     Swim Alberta and LA Swim Club

Swimmers Attending:       Festival Time Standard Qualifiers (must achieve at least one Festival Time Standard to attend meet) (12&U Females / 12&U Males) Please email your coach directly if you are unsure if your swimmer is qualified.

Meet Times:  

Preliminaries & Time Finals Warm-up / Start	June 13 1:00 / 1:45 pm	June 14 8:00 / 8:45 am	June 15 8:00 / 8:45 am
Finals Warm-up / Start		4:00 / 4:45pm	3:00 / 3:45 pm

Meet Entry Fees: $17 per individual event and $22 surcharge per swimmer*

*final surcharge calculated after all entries finalized

Management Fee: TBA -  Approximately $225 per swimmer (management fee applies to all swimmers attending).

Equipment: Bring all your Cascade Team Equipment to wear 

 **Please be on deck 15 minutes prior to the start of warm-up    

Confirmation Deadline: Friday, May 16th 4:00 PM

Coaches will notify Swim Alberta of late qualifiers after entry deadline. 

By confirming your attendance you are also agreeing to a possible 20% cost overrun to cover unforeseen expenses. 

 

Team Travel information

Hotel Room Blocks:

1) Holiday Inn Express Lethbridge SE * BUS PICK UP AND DROP OFF AT THIS LOCATION.  

Group Bock Code: YZB

217-41 Street South  

403-942-5856

Room Types: Two Queen Standard $175 (plus taxes) rate includes breakfast. Minimum two night stay.

Individual Guest Rooms within the block may be canceled up to  72 hours prior to arrival to the initial  arrival date of the Guest Room reservation.

Room Block Release/Cut-Off Date: 05/22/2025 

 

2) Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton Lethbridge 

Group Block Code: CSC

4073 2nd Ave South Lethbridge , AB

(403) 942-2142

Room Types: Two Queen Room $144 (plus taxes) Studio King Suite with 1 Bed and one sofa bed $169 per night (plus taxes) rate includes breakfast.

CANCELLATION POLICY 

- Individual rooms must be canceled no later than 11:59pm 7 days prior to arrival. - 

- If guests wish to shorten their stay from what originally booked they must give 7 days notice to  shorten or be charged for the full amount of booking.

Room Block Release/Cut-Off Date: 05/29/2025 

3) Coast Lethbridge Hotel & Conference Centre 

526 Mayor Magrath Drive S Lethbridge, AB, T1J 3M2 

(403) 327-5701  or Booking Link:  http://coa.st/CascadesSwimClub

https://www.coasthotels.com/coast-lethbridge-hotel-and-conference-centre

Room Types: Two Queens and Sofa Bed and Premium King Jr Suite $170 per night (plus taxes)

Cancellation Policy 

Individual Guest Rooms within the block may be cancelled up 4:00 PM two days prior to initial arrival date of the Guest Room reservation.

Room Block Release/Cut-Off Date: 05/19/2025 

 

Dear Summer Festival Families,

Please review the following information for the Summer Festival:

**Bus:**

**Departure Location:** MNP Community and Sport Centre - 2225 Macleod Trail S.

**Arrival Time:** Please arrive between 9:00 am - 9:15 am to load the bus.

**Departure Time:** The bus will depart promptly from MNP at 9:30 am.

Swimmers should bring items to occupy their time on the bus, such as a deck of cards, a book, or a pillow. Electronics are allowed on the bus but not on deck during the meet.

Please pack a healthy lunch, water bottles and plenty of snacks for the duration of the day.

Upon arrival, we will go directly to the pool . We anticipate arriving around 12:00 pm. Swimmers should have everything they need for racing in their backpacks on the bus to avoid unpacking luggage from beneath the bus.

**Team Travel:**

This is a Team Travel event. Swimmers will travel to and from the pool together, regardless of their race times. Please plan accordingly and bring items to occupy your time while waiting to warm up. Any exceptions to this format will be communicated by the coaches - particularly on Sunday due to a later session end and earlier warm up time. 

**WhatsApp Group Chat:**

Join the Festival Parent Group Chat [LINK HERE]. We will communicate leave and pick-up times so you can plan to meet your swimmer upon their return to the hotel.

**Meet Warm-up and Start Times:**

* Friday: 1:00 pm Warm-up / 1:45 pm Start

* Saturday AM: 8:00 am Warm-up / 8:45 am Start

* Saturday PM: 4:00 pm Warm-up / 4:45 pm Start

* Sunday AM: 8:00 am Warm-up / 8:45 am Start

* Sunday PM: 3:00 pm Warm-up / 3:45 pm Start

We will return to the designated pick up and drop off hotel location as a group after the last swimmer has finished racing and is ready to leave from each session. Any exceptions to this format will be communicated by the coaches - particularly on Sunday due to a later session end and earlier warm up time. 

**Hotel:**

1) Holiday Inn Express Lethbridge SE 

217-41 Street South 

The bus will return to MNP on Sunday night at approximately 9:30 PM. Any changes to this will be communicated on the WhatsApp Group Chat.

Thank you,

Cascade Office