ILMSA State SC Championships - 4/20/2006 to 4/23/2006
Former Member
Great turnout, fast times, even a National Record, but terriblly run meet.
They ran out of tee shirts and awards. Positive checkin was a joke. People were denied entry into the 500 and in the end had at least 16 empty lanes. There was a 45 minute unexplained break after heat 2 of the Mens 100 yard back. I think the timing system went down. Okay, but at least make an announcement. I think one of the officials sleept through the 200 breststroke. C'mon ILMSA lets get it together for next year.
Actually there were at least 4 National Records set at the ILMSA State SC Championships: Thomas Maine broke the 80-84 men's national records for the 400 yd IM and 200 yd Butterfly and the two 35+ mixed 400 yard relays (medley and free).
I thought it was a very well run meet and a big improvement over last year at the same venue.
The awards were ordered by the LMSC and were new for this year. Apparently the LMSC did not order enough. Running out of medals was not the fault of the meet hosts. I don't know about the shirts. I thought I saw extra ones for sale at the end of the meet.
Alternates filled in empty lanes in the 500 free until there were no alternates left.
I don't understand why people sign in for the deck seeded events and then decide not to swim, but there was plenty of time for them to retract their decision to swim if they were being considerate of others. Again, I don't think this is something the meet hosts have much control over.
Mary
Actually there were at least 4 National Records set at the ILMSA State SC Championships: Thomas Maine broke the 80-84 men's national records for the 400 yd IM and 200 yd Butterfly and the two 35+ mixed 400 yard relays (medley and free).
I thought it was a very well run meet and a big improvement over last year at the same venue.
The awards were ordered by the LMSC and were new for this year. Apparently the LMSC did not order enough. Running out of medals was not the fault of the meet hosts. I don't know about the shirts. I thought I saw extra ones for sale at the end of the meet.
Alternates filled in empty lanes in the 500 free until there were no alternates left.
I don't understand why people sign in for the deck seeded events and then decide not to swim, but there was plenty of time for them to retract their decision to swim if they were being considerate of others. Again, I don't think this is something the meet hosts have much control over.
Mary
