TSD Sea Ranger vs. SAAB - Saturday May 30th!

May 26th

Good Morning CUDAS!

Hope you had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend! Lots of things happening this week, last week of after-school practices (Summer schedule below), and then we swim against the Texas School for the Deaf – Sea Rangers on Saturday, at their pool! (The pool is indoor, but the Zoo's are outdoor)

Sign your simmers us NOW! Also, this event requires a LOT of volunteers!

(Address: 350 Elizabeth St., Austin, TX)

Pool Site:TSD Swimming Pool Map

Swim meet timeline:

6:15 am - Team tents set-up - Morning Set up crew

7:00 am - Swimmer Arrival

7:00 – 7:15 am - TSD Warm-Ups - Lanes 1-6

7:15 – 7:50 am – Barracuda Warm-Ups - Lanes 1-6

7:30 am - VOLUNTEER MEETINGS (see specific meeting locations below*)

7:50 am - 100 IM swimmers to ready bench

8:00 am - National Anthem

8:00 am - Meet begins

*Volunteers/Volunteer Meeting LOCATIONS at 7:30 am:

Stroke and Turn Judge Meeting - hot tub.

Ready Bench Volunteer Meeting - track flagpole just outside of the pool.

Timer Volunteer Meeting - deep end indoors.

Award Ribbons Volunteer Meeting - hot tub.

The viewing space/deck space of the pool will be “standing room” only.

SPECIAL NOTE on SWIM STARTS/TIMERS. There will be no shallow-water dive starts due to the depth being only 3 feet. All dive starts will be in the deep end. Timers will start in the deep end for all events, except for the 25s, which will be timed at the shallow end. This will only affect the 100 Free Relay and the 100 Medley Relay. All starts in all events will be from the deep end.

Rest Rooms. Will be available at the Seeger Gym next door to the pool. We will encourage parents/spectators, and even swimmers, to use the Seeger Gym restrooms to keep the pool area clear.

Parking: Enter the TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF at 350 Elizabeth St., Austin, TX. Proceed through the security gate. If no security guard is present, press the CALL button at the gate.RE: PARKING (any place on the map where you see "P" is where you can park). Important: see the flagpole at TRACK, which is where the swimming pool is.

PARKING OPTION 1. Once through the TSD Elizabeth St. Gate, make the 1st LEFT. Then make the 1st RIGHT into the parking lot, proceed through the parking lot and traffic circle, until you reach the Seeger Gymnasium (building by the football field). You may park here. If full, then work your way back to find an available parking space. Then walk to the football field/track, look for the track flagpole, which is where the swimming pool is located. Click here for a link to the parking map.

PARKING OPTION 2.Once through the TSD Elizabeth St. Gate, make the 1st LEFT. Proceed on the TSD Campus Road, drive past the football field, come to the softball field, veer RIGHT, follow the 3rd baseline until you see a big square building (auditorium), parking spaces behind the auditorium. Walk to the softball field/track, look for flagpole, pool is at the flagpole. Click here for a link to parking map.

PARKING OPTION 3. Once through the TSD Elizabeth St. Gate, make the 1st LEFT. Proceed on the TSD Campus Road, until you reach the football field bleachers/concession stand. Park along outside campus curb, be sure to park facing South, with campus traffic. Click here for a link to parking map.

Fun Facts about the Pool: The Leroy Colombo Swim Center, named after a deaf lifeguard who once held a Guinness Book World Record for having saved the most number of lives while a long time lifeguard in Galveston. Another interesting fact about our pool is that it is frequently used by the Austin Film industry as a scene for commercials such as one starring Garret Weber-Gale in a commercial for a local auto dealership and a few movies and television shows such as The Faculty (see if you can find the maroon tiles on the pool walls left from movie), The Ringer, and Friday Night Lights. So you'll be swimming at a pool where other well-known and famous people, including Olympic swimmers, have swum.

Reach out with any questions!

Also, if you are a swimmer and would like to be considered for the parent relay teams, please message me!

-Mandy Krutsinger
[email protected]

Summer Swim Schedule -

June 1st - June 18th, 2026

Monday Afternoons (No Morning Practices)