I went to a short course Nationals many years ago (Fort Lauderdale) in which swimmers were allowed to swim both the 1000 and 1650, on the same day. Why is it that distance swimmers must choose between their 2 best events while there are 9 events of 100 yards or less? Also, it seems that distance swimmers are always required to miss the most amount of work since the 1000/1650 are always first (Thursday). I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'm not sure what the reasoning was for only allowing 1 distance event (outside of time). It seems as if they could be swum on different days as they are at USS Nationals or any USS meet for that matter. Just curious.
Blessed With No Speed
Here's a complaint I have on this subject. At Indy this year, you could not get the discounted hotel rate for Wednesday night (or Sunday night for that matter) - only Thursday thru Saturday nights. Anyone swimming on the distance day would arrive on Wednesday. And many of us who traveled a great distance did not leave until Monday AM. I thought it was pretty unfair that these significant groups of competitors were not considered in arranging for the hotels. Of course, I also found out we were only getting $10 off the rack rate from the hotel anyway, which is pretty lame too. I suppose I'm taking this topic in a whole new direction, but I wanted to get that out there.
Here's a complaint I have on this subject. At Indy this year, you could not get the discounted hotel rate for Wednesday night (or Sunday night for that matter) - only Thursday thru Saturday nights. Anyone swimming on the distance day would arrive on Wednesday. And many of us who traveled a great distance did not leave until Monday AM. I thought it was pretty unfair that these significant groups of competitors were not considered in arranging for the hotels. Of course, I also found out we were only getting $10 off the rack rate from the hotel anyway, which is pretty lame too. I suppose I'm taking this topic in a whole new direction, but I wanted to get that out there.
