Why are SC nationals in April this year? I hope this won't happen in future years. This has really changed our training schedule i.e. it makes it a short winter! Also here in Colorado it conflicts with ski season. Does anyone agree with me?
I feel to have good master swimming in SO Cal and Arizona we need to deal with the immirgant problem. Having lived near and work in Santa Ana Calfornia I seen rapid changes. At one time Santa Ana had similar incomes to Mission Viejo. It even had a large hispanic middle class. Then the immirgation levels skyrocked in the 1980's and 1990's. In fact, the major pastime in Santa Ana now is soccer. Also, it has more crowded housing than even LA or New York city. Santa Ana like the southside in Tucson has some swimming pools but there are less involved with either age group swimming or masters. I feel that we don't need to develop a New York swim program. Where most of the swimming takes place in nice suburbs like Long Island and few of it in older suburbs or the city.
I feel to have good master swimming in SO Cal and Arizona we need to deal with the immirgant problem. Having lived near and work in Santa Ana Calfornia I seen rapid changes. At one time Santa Ana had similar incomes to Mission Viejo. It even had a large hispanic middle class. Then the immirgation levels skyrocked in the 1980's and 1990's. In fact, the major pastime in Santa Ana now is soccer. Also, it has more crowded housing than even LA or New York city. Santa Ana like the southside in Tucson has some swimming pools but there are less involved with either age group swimming or masters. I feel that we don't need to develop a New York swim program. Where most of the swimming takes place in nice suburbs like Long Island and few of it in older suburbs or the city.
