Order of events posted -- finamasters2014.org/schedule.aspx
My assessment / notes:
No 1500
Distance swimmers better bring lots of cash -- 800 on August 3rd, 400 on August 9th, 3KM OW on August 10th
IMers should be happy -- 400 IM on Tuesday, 200 IM on Wednesday
Relay day smack in the middle on Thursday
My bang for the buck will be showing up Tuesday and Wednesday to grab 4-6 events, depending upon entry limits.
I was so concerned about the venue for swimming at 2014 Worlds that I sent an email to the CEO, Pierre Cloutier. He responded very quickly with the following:
We are in the process of negotiating for 2 10 lane 50m to be installed at Parc Jean Drapeau. This is our 1st option. We will consider other options if this doesn’t materialize but we will not compete in only 1 pool for you and for us. It makes it long for swimmers but extra long for organizers and I’m not interested to be there till midnight every day.
Keep checking our website or our Facebook for updates.
Thanks for passing the word around. People that came to see our booth in Italy were told about the other pools. It’s a question of weeks before it’s officially finalized.
Have a great day.
PierreThis is great news. It looks from the aerial shots like there's a fair amount of green space around the complex to put another pool.
My daughter's up there this week competing at their Canada Cup meet, so I hope to get her full report on the pool and the facilities in general. My wife confirmed the metro stop drops you right at the pool and a weekly unlimited pass was like $42, so that opens up a lot of Montreal from a lodging perspective.
I was so concerned about the venue for swimming at 2014 Worlds that I sent an email to the CEO, Pierre Cloutier. He responded very quickly with the following:
We are in the process of negotiating for 2 10 lane 50m to be installed at Parc Jean Drapeau. This is our 1st option. We will consider other options if this doesn’t materialize but we will not compete in only 1 pool for you and for us. It makes it long for swimmers but extra long for organizers and I’m not interested to be there till midnight every day.
Keep checking our website or our Facebook for updates.
Thanks for passing the word around. People that came to see our booth in Italy were told about the other pools. It’s a question of weeks before it’s officially finalized.
Have a great day.
PierreThis is great news. It looks from the aerial shots like there's a fair amount of green space around the complex to put another pool.
My daughter's up there this week competing at their Canada Cup meet, so I hope to get her full report on the pool and the facilities in general. My wife confirmed the metro stop drops you right at the pool and a weekly unlimited pass was like $42, so that opens up a lot of Montreal from a lodging perspective.
