The IV Panamerican Master Championships starts next Tuesday, Nov. 8th, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This time it will have, besides swimming (pool and open water), also diving, synchronized swimming and water polo competitions.
Total number of registered competitors up to 2500 of which 1656 in swimming (919 from Brazil, 178 from Argentina and also 47 from the USA).
This is the largest Panamerican event up to now, and one of the largest ever held in the Americas (with the exception of the FINA World Championships)
Next one, the V Panamerican competition is scheduled for 2013 in Sarasota, FL.
BTW, Rio is unbelievable!
Now I really feel bad.
I am glad you enjoyed the meet - it looked like it would be a lot of fun. I am afraid that by the time it is held there again, I will be too old to enjoy it.
BTW, Rio is unbelievable!
Now I really feel bad.
I am glad you enjoyed the meet - it looked like it would be a lot of fun. I am afraid that by the time it is held there again, I will be too old to enjoy it.
