Right now there is a lot of talk about bids for Nationals and proposed rules changes on where Nationals can be held.
Why not discuss good places to have Nationals in the future?
For fun, what pool would you suggest as a great place for Nationals? This may help prime the pump with more pools that can/will bid on future events.
I will start things off with my submission, University of Minnesota for LCM.
Why?
I am from MN and have swum in it many times during college and in Masters. It is a great facility and is fast. Plus I have family in the Twin Cities and know my way around.
It is indoors and as anybody from the Midwest knows, the weather can get unpredictable in August.
They did a great job in 1999 for LCM, very well-run meet.
An open water swim could be run at Lake Hariett or one of the other metro lakes.
Airport is a hub for NWA (soon to be Delta) and is accessable from any major metro area.
Location is in Central US, meaning flights from anywhere in the US won't take all day.
Pool is on the U of M campus with lots of places to eat, hotels, and parking.
There have been many meets run at this facility since it opened and I think that the hosts would do an excellent job. I don't know why they have not submitted a bid but would love to vote for it if they ever did.
Just my opinion, go ahead and share yours.
Would love to see an SCY Nats hosted in the DC area. The only site that I know that even comes close to being able to handle that would be UMD's beautiful natatorium. 50m indoor woth moveable bulkheads. But spectator and warmup/down space are issues. Not to mention even GETTING that facility. George Mason's facility is about the same in terms of amount of water availble but isn't quite as large in terms of deck space or other areas.
BP, want to talk about that sometime? I would LOVE to be involved in trying to put a bid together. Wanna grab a beer or three and talk it over?
Paul, rumor is that the Freedom Ctr is going to be knocking out the deep end wall and adding a 24 yard pool. If they do this, they can host Nationals. I would love to see that. The masters coach there was co-meet director at KY Nationals several years ago.
Would love to see an SCY Nats hosted in the DC area. The only site that I know that even comes close to being able to handle that would be UMD's beautiful natatorium. 50m indoor woth moveable bulkheads. But spectator and warmup/down space are issues. Not to mention even GETTING that facility. George Mason's facility is about the same in terms of amount of water availble but isn't quite as large in terms of deck space or other areas.
BP, want to talk about that sometime? I would LOVE to be involved in trying to put a bid together. Wanna grab a beer or three and talk it over?
Paul, rumor is that the Freedom Ctr is going to be knocking out the deep end wall and adding a 24 yard pool. If they do this, they can host Nationals. I would love to see that. The masters coach there was co-meet director at KY Nationals several years ago.
