Looking ahead to 2012, they have posters here in Sweden about the next FINA Masters to be held in Riccione, Italy. I went there when they held it in 2004 and had a great time. The dates are June 2-16, 2012.
To get your pass quickly go to the Accreditation Area with your ID Code, Passport/ID Card/Driving license and Waiver filled in and signed ;)
Waiver can be downloaded here
www.finamasters2012.org/.../waiver_eng.pdf
i am 641.
a rough estimate says i will swim sometime between 11 and 13hrs after the start of the event.
and check out the 225 heats of the mens 100 free. yes, think about that. 2200 men in just 1 event. now think about this. if all of them want to warmup (at the same time let's say) and we use a 10 lane pool. that is 220 per lane. if everyone can go a 1:50 per 100 (110secs) then we only have to have 2 people in the same second in each lane. and with each person being more than 1 sec long.........well i'm sure this will be interesting to say the least. never mind the other events wanting to warmup.
or to put this into perspective. there are 400 more men in the 100 free than were total people (men & women) at greensboro! or almost twice as many as are going to omaha.
I did search for swims by the American seeded one above you. One 800 in the database as a US master. 9:35 SCM, yet the entry time is 9:15 LCM.
i am 641.
a rough estimate says i will swim sometime between 11 and 13hrs after the start of the event.
and check out the 225 heats of the mens 100 free. yes, think about that. 2200 men in just 1 event. now think about this. if all of them want to warmup (at the same time let's say) and we use a 10 lane pool. that is 220 per lane. if everyone can go a 1:50 per 100 (110secs) then we only have to have 2 people in the same second in each lane. and with each person being more than 1 sec long.........well i'm sure this will be interesting to say the least. never mind the other events wanting to warmup.
or to put this into perspective. there are 400 more men in the 100 free than were total people (men & women) at greensboro! or almost twice as many as are going to omaha.
800 heats won't be pre-seeded
heats to be formed directly in the calling rooms
800 heats won't be pre-seeded
heats to be formed directly in the calling rooms
OK all you 685 men...who wants to be in heat 1???
I'm sure they'll have a fistfight over that one vs. waiting all day long to swim. :D
and check out the 225 heats of the mens 100 free. yes, think about that. 2200 men in just 1 event. now think about this. if all of them want to warmup (at the same time let's say) and we use a 10 lane pool. that is 220 per lane. if everyone can go a 1:50 per 100 (110secs) then we only have to have 2 people in the same second in each lane. and with each person being more than 1 sec long.........well i'm sure this will be interesting to say the least. never mind the other events wanting to warmup.
Warmup will probably be a zoo but I think this analysis overstates it a little. It is better perhaps to think of the "intensity" of the demand for warmup. The event will proceed at roughly the same pace as ANY masters meet, it will just last longer (but there are only 3 events for the day, of course). It is highly doubtful, for example, if I am in heat #200 that I will want to warm up when heat #1 dives into the water.
The 50s will probably be worse, and not just because there are more people (I think there are something like 280 heats of men's 50 free). There are more people swimming in a short amount of time in any 50 event, so the intensity of the demand for warmup/warmdown space will be high. Fortunately, I didn't enter any 50s... :)
I am also worried about finding places to sit & relax while waiting for your event. And probably other things I haven't thought about. 8400 is a lot of people at a swim meet.
I am also worried about finding places to sit & relax while waiting for your event. And probably other things I haven't thought about. 8400 is a lot of people at a swim meet.
Typing this from the Madrid airport
Yeah. A ZOO!!!!!
And remember the non-comp pools aren't as big!
I would love to watch your 200 back but don't think I'll sit for 3hrs to do that nor would I think you wait 3hrs for my 100 free
Warmup may be done in the sea!!! Haha
Steve
When I was entering, a warning message popped up alerting me that "the time you entered is faster then the listed world record. Are you sure this is your time?" I think those swimmers that entered really fast times knew exactly what they were doing.
That's never happened to me! :bow:
