The 2003 New England Short Course Yard Championship (NE-LMSC Sanction 034-003-SSCY) will be held on Saturday March 22nd (1000 and 1650 only) and Friday March 28th through Sunday March 30th (all other events) at Harvard's Blodgett Pool in Cambridge, MA.
Last year, this was the largest regional SCY championship meet in the US. We will again benefit from the meet management services of www.swimindex.com featuring live scoreboard, webcam, real time results, etc. Some 40+ NEM workout groups will be competing for the title of 2003 NEM Grand Champion and we expect 700+ athletes, 4,000+ individual splashes and 300+ relays this year. Additionally, a number of non-NEM, USMS clubs will be sending large contingent of swimmers in an attempt to win the "foreign" swim club awards.
A meet information sheet and entry form will be posted before the end of January at: www.swimnem.org
Bob Seltzer
Meet Director
seltzer@metasoft.com
Why they don't race in Northern or Southern California as much. I have my theories. For one many swimmers left the state in the early 1990's and went to other states. Also, Calif has the highest number of foreign born residents. While the children of immirgants are involved with sports, its harder to get their parents involved since they come from a different culture. Southern California has a very large hispanic population that comes more from rural areas in Mexico where swimming is not that important compared to boxing or soccer. Those in Northen and Southern California that make up the upper-middle class that are involved with masters prefer to do it for exercise or triathons or open swims.
Why they don't race in Northern or Southern California as much. I have my theories. For one many swimmers left the state in the early 1990's and went to other states. Also, Calif has the highest number of foreign born residents. While the children of immirgants are involved with sports, its harder to get their parents involved since they come from a different culture. Southern California has a very large hispanic population that comes more from rural areas in Mexico where swimming is not that important compared to boxing or soccer. Those in Northen and Southern California that make up the upper-middle class that are involved with masters prefer to do it for exercise or triathons or open swims.
