Colonies Zone SCY Championships - Fairfax VA

I’ve looked thru my history on the USMS data base with an eye towards individual “splashes” per entrant, which generally runs 4 to 5, in a wide variety of meets. With 91 FXCM entrants this year with only one splash, which might equal 1/5 to 1/6 of the total meet entry. My guess is that “splashes” per entrant will be closer to 4 than 5, even if accounting for this entry behavior going on to a lesser degree for previous years. Like Chris has said this could have a monetary impact on the hosting club. This could be offset by increased participation of entrants for sat/sun. Thats where the loss of participants who would normally swim fri, sat, sun and now will not be going at all, will hurt. I am one of us many “wacko” swimmers who go to these meets and stay all day all 3 days. For 4 years I swam at he NE SCY Champs at Harvard. They currently have been allowing 900 entrants. Along with going to Distance Day , I would attend the 3 day meet the following weekend. There were days that warm ups would start at 8 am and we’d be crawling out of the locker room after 8pm and be just as crazy to swim the next day. The current Distance Eve, at the Colonie Zones, works for the group that “flash mobbed” the entry.For them they get a TT/workout and the weekend is free and clear. They most likely are not like us “wackos” who enjoy the spectacle and camraderie of a big weekend of swimming. Sadly I am another who will not be attending the Colonie Zone meet this year, as planned. I have entered the South Central SCY Zones, swimming 7 events over 3 days. I hope to attend The Colonie zone meet next year, if I can get into all 3 days. jack c

I’ve looked thru my history on the USMS data base with an eye towards individual “splashes” per entrant, which generally runs 4 to 5, in a wide variety of meets. With 91 FXCM entrants this year with only one splash, which might equal 1/5 to 1/6 of the total meet entry. My guess is that “splashes” per entrant will be closer to 4 than 5, even if accounting for this entry behavior going on to a lesser degree for previous years. Like Chris has said this could have a monetary impact on the hosting club. This could be offset by increased participation of entrants for sat/sun. Thats where the loss of participants who would normally swim fri, sat, sun and now will not be going at all, will hurt. I am one of us many “wacko” swimmers who go to these meets and stay all day all 3 days. For 4 years I swam at he NE SCY Champs at Harvard. They currently have been allowing 900 entrants. Along with going to Distance Day , I would attend the 3 day meet the following weekend. There were days that warm ups would start at 8 am and we’d be crawling out of the locker room after 8pm and be just as crazy to swim the next day. The current Distance Eve, at the Colonie Zones, works for the group that “flash mobbed” the entry.For them they get a TT/workout and the weekend is free and clear. They most likely are not like us “wackos” who enjoy the spectacle and camraderie of a big weekend of swimming. Sadly I am another who will not be attending the Colonie Zone meet this year, as planned. I have entered the South Central SCY Zones, swimming 7 events over 3 days. I hope to attend The Colonie zone meet next year, if I can get into all 3 days. jack c