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.
WOW, that looks like a nice facility! Is there a second pool anywhere for warmups?
That would be a nice place for Nationals...
No, that is what Swimshark mentioned. They are looking into adding a smaller pool.
I look at the DC area facilities and the three that I come back to seem to just capable of hosting LCM Nats but fall short of SCY Nats. The problem is one capacity. I have noticed that LCM Nats tend to run in the 1100-1200 range and SCY are in the 1800-2000 range. The three facilities might be able to handle the lower number but I do not think they have a prayer of handling the higher number. Austin was tough and that was a much larger facility than the three here. Warmups were a nightmare, even with 10 lanes in the diving well.
WOW, that looks like a nice facility! Is there a second pool anywhere for warmups?
That would be a nice place for Nationals...
No, that is what Swimshark mentioned. They are looking into adding a smaller pool.
I look at the DC area facilities and the three that I come back to seem to just capable of hosting LCM Nats but fall short of SCY Nats. The problem is one capacity. I have noticed that LCM Nats tend to run in the 1100-1200 range and SCY are in the 1800-2000 range. The three facilities might be able to handle the lower number but I do not think they have a prayer of handling the higher number. Austin was tough and that was a much larger facility than the three here. Warmups were a nightmare, even with 10 lanes in the diving well.
