Two AZ meets this summer

RE: Two AZ meets this summer

Former Member — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:14:33 GMT

The heat was pretty rough but I survived. I actually spent some time hiding out in the air conditioned locker room and almost missed the 400 free because they combined the heats and I missed the announcements. It's frustrating trying to compare SCY and LCM times. Even with the conversions I think it's probably better to just consider the times separately. Add in the heat and I'm not really sure how I swam because this was my first masters LCM meet (and first LCM meet in 24 years). Except that I didn't pick up any more NQTs, that much I know. I appreciate the efforts of everyone who came out in the heat on a sunday to run the meet. Thank you all.

RE: Two AZ meets this summer

Kurt Dickson — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:29:34 GMT

Prepare to fry--it was 113 today.:oldman:

RE: Two AZ meets this summer

Former Member — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:43:44 GMT

I'll be at the 6/29 meet at ASU. I'm signing up for the 200, 400, and 50 free, and 100 fly. I'm not sure I can even complete 100 meters of fly, so I'm going to have to work on that. We've had such miserable weather in Seattle lately that I am totally unfazed by the prospect of hot weather in Phoenix. I can handle it!

RE: Two AZ meets this summer

chowmi — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:56:14 GMT

Thanks! 5PM-ish flight looks good, then. Maybe i'll enter 8 events anyway, since it's one-price-fits-all.

RE: Two AZ meets this summer

Paul Smith — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:47:47 GMT

Hooray!! I may be able to visit my sister in PHX and swim the State meet at Brophy!! The order of events looks great (ie, lots of rest between the 50's), but alas, the 50 free is the last event and may be an issue since I would fly out on Sunday. Typically, how long do the AZ state meets last? I'd try to fly out on the 5:30pm flight but I like getting to the airport 2 hours early. Maybe I should enter the 200 free and get a split. I would doubt this meet will go past 1-2pm both Saturday & Sunday.

RE: Two AZ meets this summer

chowmi — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:48:48 GMT

RE: Two AZ meets this summer

Former Member — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:13:49 GMT

They've got the 6/29 Tempe meet program info posted on www.azlmsc.org now. I like the facility, like visiting Arizona, and this meet is soon enough before nationals to possibly get more NQTs. My temptation is to enter the max number of events since I'm going a quite a ways to show up (I'll be spending time on other things in AZ as well though). But maybe just the 800 and 200 free would be a better plan so I can get out of there before I fry.

RE: Two AZ meets this summer

Paul Smith — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:15:01 GMT

We've swam a the July meets here in Az for the past few years....even the one where the temps hit a record high of 120 a couple years back (SVDL broke the 200 fly wr at that one). Is it hot...very...unbearable no (lots of shade, swamp coolers). In fact for any out of towners the "off season" down here means incredible rates at some of the top resorts in the world, cheap golf, great happy hours, virtually no snow birds or college students.

RE: Two AZ meets this summer

Former Member — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:33:13 GMT

Daytime temps are easy to deal with if 105 or less. Just don't move too fast.

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Former Member — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:14:05 GMT

120 is a bit warm, but I lived in Ogden, UT for two years, so I'm somewhat used to heat and it doesn't bother me as much as humidity (I also used to live in northern VA). My truck's frame was dipped in wax during assembly as a corrosion prevention measure (or just a gimmick), and I remember seeing the wax dripping off back in Utah, to tell you how hot it gets there.

RE: Two AZ meets this summer

Former Member — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:19:09 GMT

David, here are some weather statistics for Phoenix that I found on the University of Arizona Agricurtural Extension Service web site.... June Rainfall: Average: 0.1 inches Record: 1.7 inches (1972) Temperature (degrees F): Average High: 103.5 degrees Lowest High: 68 degrees (1899) Record High: 122 degrees (1990) Average Low: 72.9 degrees Highest Low: 93 degrees (1990) Record Low: 49 degrees (1908)

RE: Two AZ meets this summer

Former Member — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:36:03 GMT

David, temps in late June can be 100-120 depending on whether it's Tucson or Phoenix and depending on exact weather conditions. Locals will tell you that it's a dry heat, however. That just means that it sucks all of the moisture out of your body, as opposed to, say, Houston where it may be over 100 and 100% humidity. Brophy is an outdoor pool. Most in AZ are outdoor pools.