WHY the rule this year regarding 1000 OR 1650 but not BOTH?
I have been swimming both, back to back, consistently, in championship meets (and BTW placing in the top 10) for several years. Distance is my forte and it's simply not fair to restrict a swimmer from doing both, especially if they can "handle" it. There are all sorts of qualifying rules, a simple restriction / requirement on times could solve any perceived problems by the meet administrators. IMHO this is NOT FAIR....:(
To add to that, West-Coast nationals meets are very well attended. There are a lot of masters swimmers out there, apparently only few of which come eastward for Nationals, and they all love going to Nationals meets when they're out there. FLL nationals was just over 1500 people, I think Coral Springs was 12-1300. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see 18-2000 people at federal way, especially considering the reputation of the pool.
To add to that, West-Coast nationals meets are very well attended. There are a lot of masters swimmers out there, apparently only few of which come eastward for Nationals, and they all love going to Nationals meets when they're out there. FLL nationals was just over 1500 people, I think Coral Springs was 12-1300. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see 18-2000 people at federal way, especially considering the reputation of the pool.
