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.
International meets are quite an experience. The Worlds in Italy will be nice next year, but I really think that Rio was a unique experience.
Torino is the only other international meet that I have tenatively planned. My brother married a girl fromTorino so I will have friends to visit while there. I also age up that year - so if I can keep from breaking something right before the meet, I plan to go.
International meets are quite an experience. The Worlds in Italy will be nice next year, but I really think that Rio was a unique experience.
Torino is the only other international meet that I have tenatively planned. My brother married a girl fromTorino so I will have friends to visit while there. I also age up that year - so if I can keep from breaking something right before the meet, I plan to go.
