Hottest Nationals

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Elaine Krugman — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:01:27 GMT

2011 in Mesa is why I never swam at an outdoor Nationals ever again. 😓

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Kurt Dickson — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:08:04 GMT

Arizona nationals has entered the chat. 1994 and 2003 Tempe, 2011 and 2019 Mesa. Although they were spring nationals, they were regularly over 100. ASU has air conditioning in the locker room. I recall the odd looks I received camped out in locker room. By the end of the meet, everyone was in the locker room. 🙂

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Allen Stark — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:55:33 GMT

Yes months before the meet I had posted come to Oregon. It will be cool. Boy was I wrong. It was awful and that was the time of the black full bodysuit so people were baking on the starting blocks

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swoomer — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:40:57 GMT

I was there…freezing and shivering until about 10:00 am with increasing temps until about 7:00 pm…then moving towards chilly again. And then… really schizophrenic temps all over again! Definitely needed my parka in the morning. It was a well-managed meet after the start. I’d do it again. I was in Mesa and Woodlands…they were all hot, but I don’t think my swimming was compromised by Sacramento temps. Maybe I’ve learned how to manage it better over time.

Allen, I remember the 2008 Oregon Nationals…pretty steamy as well.

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Allen Stark — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:53:03 GMT

Thank you

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Elaine Krugman — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:24:01 GMT

The cool water served you well, King Frog! Congratulations, especially on your gold in the 50 breast and beating your seed times on all your races!

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Allen Stark — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:14:17 GMT

at least the water is cool in Sacramento. Also, it’s cool in the morning. It only gets unbearable about 1 o’clock in the afternoon. I remember the Woodlands, the water temperature of the pool made it hazardous. I and another one of my teammates had to practically pull another teammate out of the water as she was clearly being a being affected by the hot water and still wanted to warm up when it was clearly dangerous for her

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Gull — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:14:22 GMT

2007 at the Woodlands was pretty damn hot. Standing behind the blocks in a full body suit waiting to swim was brutal. And the aerators couldn’t keep the water cool enough.

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Elaine Krugman — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:34:44 GMT

This is exactly the reason why I said to myself, "No way in hell am I going to Nationals!" My sister lives in Sacramento, and I get to hear her complain about the summer heat every year.

I will never forget Mesa in 2011 at Spring Nationals. It was so hot, my heat intolerance caught up with me, and I had to skip my 200 breaststroke race. I was miserable, so I will never do another outdoor meet in that heat ever again.

I would be curious to know if any other cities bid against Sacramento for Summer Nationals. If so, who were they, and why weren't they chosen?

King Frog, good luck to you and Seal Girl! Stay well-hydrated, and stay out of the heat as much as possible!

UPDATE EDIT: I learned from Ed Saltzman that there were two bids: Greensboro and Sacramento. Since Greensboro was selected for Spring Nationals, the default choice was Sacramento. Hopefully, in the future, some cooler weather locales will bid on Summer Nationals!