2010 Worlds in Sweden

Since there has been lots of talk about seperate pools here, in Sweden and I am sure other parts of the world, a prominent Masters Swimmer in sweden , Glen Christiansen has posted some thoughts. The entire text will come out in the next Worlds News Letter but I got a chance to read it early and wanted to post a section of it that I hope some people find interesting. "One of the main attractions is the “Avenyn”, (the Avenue) a large boulevard located in the middle of the city where all hotels, restaurants, cafés, bars, shopping, cinemas, museums, theaters and meeting places are located. This is between the Valahalla pool (walking distance) and the Lundby pool and will be the natural meeting place for masters swimmers from all over the world on their way to and from the pools, after their races and in the evenings. “Come together” meeting points will be set up by the organizing committee where you can meet old and new masters friends. This will make a big difference compared with other masters meets! It will create an “Olympic village feeling” and people will have more from the championships but a couple of fast races. Because, honestly, how much time do you want to spend at the pool? For me it is enough with the time I spend doing my warm up, my race, my swim down and watching a few of my fellow masters swimmers race. The rest of the time I want to enjoy my vacation, the World Masters atmosphere on “Avenyn”, meet masters friends, sit in one of the many outdoor cafés watching people, eat, drink, dance, maybe take a tour with one of the ferries in the beautiful archipelagos, maybe one with an all you can eat shrimp deal that the organizing committee is setting up every day, or just discover Göteborg (again). "

Since there has been lots of talk about seperate pools here, in Sweden and I am sure other parts of the world, a prominent Masters Swimmer in sweden , Glen Christiansen has posted some thoughts. The entire text will come out in the next Worlds News Letter but I got a chance to read it early and wanted to post a section of it that I hope some people find interesting. "One of the main attractions is the “Avenyn”, (the Avenue) a large boulevard located in the middle of the city where all hotels, restaurants, cafés, bars, shopping, cinemas, museums, theaters and meeting places are located. This is between the Valahalla pool (walking distance) and the Lundby pool and will be the natural meeting place for masters swimmers from all over the world on their way to and from the pools, after their races and in the evenings. “Come together” meeting points will be set up by the organizing committee where you can meet old and new masters friends. This will make a big difference compared with other masters meets! It will create an “Olympic village feeling” and people will have more from the championships but a couple of fast races. Because, honestly, how much time do you want to spend at the pool? For me it is enough with the time I spend doing my warm up, my race, my swim down and watching a few of my fellow masters swimmers race. The rest of the time I want to enjoy my vacation, the World Masters atmosphere on “Avenyn”, meet masters friends, sit in one of the many outdoor cafés watching people, eat, drink, dance, maybe take a tour with one of the ferries in the beautiful archipelagos, maybe one with an all you can eat shrimp deal that the organizing committee is setting up every day, or just discover Göteborg (again). "