The dates proposed at last year's convention for SC Nationals were April 24-27th. There was some concern about potential conflict with FINA World's in Perth, Australia. Perhaps the dates will be discussed again at this year's convention. However, it was my recollection that the Austin hosts were unable to host in May.
Mary
The dates for the SC Nationals in Austin are May 1 - 4, 2008.
At the request of the USMS House of Delegates, our meet host left convention last fall, found a time farther away from the 2008 World Championships in Perth and gave us these dates. They were approved by the Championship Committee and forwarded to the Executive Committee for their approval.
Still Swimming - The order of events for the next several nationals' are published in the USMS rulebook, pages 29-30.
'08 SCY:
Day 1
1000 free
1650 free
Day 2
400 im
50 fly
200 back
100 ***
50 free
200 mx free relay
Day 3
w 500 free
100 im
200 fly
100 back
50 ***
200 free
200 mx med relay
200 free relay
day 4
m 500 free
200 ***
100 fly
50 back
200 IM
100 free
200 medley relay
Don't forget about next summer's Long Course Nationals, which will be held at the recently refurbished Mt. Hood CC Pool in Oregon. Delightful place to be in the summer, and one of the finest travel destinations you'll find anywhere in the US. Savvy swimmers will plan a vacation around the event. Hope to see you there.
Don't forget about next summer's Long Course Nationals, which will be held at the recently refurbished Mt. Hood CC Pool in Oregon. Delightful place to be in the summer, and one of the finest travel destinations you'll find anywhere in the US. Savvy swimmers will plan a vacation around the event. Hope to see you there.
Does anyone know if the dates for this have been set yet? And if so, when?
Great, the men's 500 is on Sunday again. :frustrated:
Kirk,
I was going to rant about that, but I figured I'd see if someone else pointed it out. Check out the rulebook, dude, we're getting royally F'd!
Rant:
Since I have been doing USMS Nationals' in 2004, only once have men swum before women, in 2005 at Ft. Lauderdale, where the 500 was the very first event of the meet (i consider 1000/1650 as their own meet ;) ):). 2005 & Worlds LCM both had m&w on the same day, and worlds was the last event of the swim meet.
In the '07 rulebook, men get the 4/500 on the last day of the meet 7 out of the 10 nationals' listed. INCREDIBLE! Two of those are LCM. Also, women seem to always get their mid-distance event on a Saturday, except for these three afformentioned meets.
Kirk, we're going to have to wait to 2008 LCM to not have to swim on the last day. And after that, until 2010 SCY.
:frustrated::frustrated::frustrated::frustrated:
