Online entries for the Colonies Zone SCY Championships opened today. The meet will be April 19-21, 2013 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Entry Form, Timeline and Team Roster are available at:
www.patriotmasters.org/ColoniesZone2013.htm
This isn't to say that Cheryl did anything wrong, just that it is a difficult problem. At our next zones meeting we should address it, hopefully without accusing meet directors of playing unfairly.
Has anyone suggested that Cheryl did anything wrong? She is an outstanding meet director and did send out a first come first serve email notice to those swimming the distance events the prior year. I think the disappointment is directed at Team Z for snatching all the spots and only participating in the meet one day. They are essentially using a Zones Meet for their own Distance Meet.
I share Neill's concern about it causing people not to swim on Sat & Sun. As it is, the women's events go more quickly than the men's events and, for a Zones meet, they run about the same length as an in season local meet. (From my POV, this already short duration makes Zones a poor choice for a taper meet.)
This isn't to say that Cheryl did anything wrong, just that it is a difficult problem. At our next zones meeting we should address it, hopefully without accusing meet directors of playing unfairly.
Has anyone suggested that Cheryl did anything wrong? She is an outstanding meet director and did send out a first come first serve email notice to those swimming the distance events the prior year. I think the disappointment is directed at Team Z for snatching all the spots and only participating in the meet one day. They are essentially using a Zones Meet for their own Distance Meet.
I share Neill's concern about it causing people not to swim on Sat & Sun. As it is, the women's events go more quickly than the men's events and, for a Zones meet, they run about the same length as an in season local meet. (From my POV, this already short duration makes Zones a poor choice for a taper meet.)
