August 24, 2012 - U.S. Masters Swimming has awarded its 2014 and 2015 USMS Spring and Summer Nationals. The 2014 Spring Nationals has been awarded to Santa Clara. The 2014 Summer Nationals has been awarded to the University of Maryland. The 2015 Spring Nationals has been awarded to San Antonio. The 2015 Summer Nationals has been awarded to the SPIRE Institute.
Santa Clara has a rich swimming history and has hosted five USMS national championships, the most recent in 2001. Santa Clara Masters has nearly 300 USMS members. The club also hosts a USA Swimming Grand Prix event. The 2014 Spring Nationals are tentatively slated for May 1–4, 2014.
Summer 2014 will be the first time the University of Maryland hosts a USMS national championship meet. The Eppley Natatorium, however, is no stranger to national events, including the USA Swimming Nationals, the IGLA Championships, and the ACC Swimming & Diving Conference Championships. The University of Maryland is home to Terrapin Masters, a club with nearly 80 USMS members. The 2014 Summer Nationals are tentatively slated for August 14–17, 2014.
San Antonio last hosted a USMS Nationals in 1978 and this will be the first time the SPIRE Institute, located about 45 minutes east of Cleveland, will host a USMS nationals. The dates for 2015 will be announced in the summer of 2013.
“We are thrilled to partner with these four locations to host our 2014 and 2015 nationals,” says USMS Championship Committee Chair Jeff Roddin. “The USMS Spring Nationals, with 2,000 or so participants, is the largest participant swim meet in the country and the USMS Summer Nationals, with 1,000 or so participants, is also a very big event. All four hosts have the necessary local and community support to provide a showcase experience for USMS participants.”
The official press release can be found here:
www.usms.org/.../newsitem.php
Why are they choosing sites for nationals so far in advance? (two years ahead I mean)
Because it is efficient. Putting bids together is a big task; evaluating them is not trivial either. If you have a "losing" bid that is quite excellent, why not check to see if they are willing to host the following year rather then make them go thru the whole process again?
Locations, schmocations -- we need pictures of the pools!
I do feel sorry, though, for the fine folks at Maryland: competing against Worlds in Montreal might prove a tall task.
Nationals follows Worlds; just enough time to travel around Canada a bit before heading south to Maryland. That's our plan, anyway! :D
I do feel sorry, though, for the fine folks at Maryland: competing against Worlds in Montreal might prove a tall task.
I bet the UMd meet is well attended: Potomac Valley is one of the most populous LMSCs in the country in possibly the smallest geographical area. I think Baltimore nationals was the largest ever summer nationals meet.
And the east coasters get a two-fer since Montreal is just a quick and easy train ride up the coast!
Nationals follows Worlds; just enough time to travel around Canada a bit before heading south to Maryland. That's our plan, anyway! :D
I had a tough enough time swinging two big meets in a year this year, much less two big meets in a few weeks.
Given the mid-August timing of summer Nationals, I think I'll be absent from those until 2016 ... when ... hopefully USMS and USAS collaborate again like this summer (and, hopefully, hold it in July again).
(and, hopefully, hold it in July again).
or better yet...early June. :D
That way us summer-no-time-for-swimming folks can still be in shape for it. :agree:
Because I read the information wrong(something I am sure you have never done). I thought summer nats where in san antonio. I still stand by my comment of geek coaching though.
Have to agree on the Geek comment, anyone that would dress their dog up like this to try and promote their club should be locked up!
Have to agree on the Geek comment, anyone that would dress their dog up like this to try and promote their club should be locked up!
Perhaps, but that dog is soooo CUTE! :bighug:
To get us all jacked up thinking about the great locations. And, to start the process of gridges.
Speaking of that......
I'm back and swimming again.....
And targeting a return to competition in late 2013 with intention to swim both Worlds and Nationals in 2014.
So who wants to gridge?
