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
How does the gridge process work? Is it just a challenge agreed upon between 2 or more competitors within the forum?
In spite of what TG wrote ,you got it right.Long ago on the forum someone wrote about grudge matches and had a misspelling.We stayed with gridge,because it's all in fun,not really a grudge.
In spite of what TG wrote ,you got it right.Long ago on the forum someone wrote about grudge matches and had a misspelling.We stayed with gridge,because it's all in fun,not really a grudge.
You guys really seem to think that I wrote that.
So, once again I am late to post to a thread - so excited to have SC Nats in San Antonio! I remember swimming there as a kid - OMG - my mother used to shove salt tablets down my throat between events - this of course was back in the day of AAU swimming & the entire day was spent at the pool running 8 & U through the Open age group all together - which was great for team spirit - not so great if you had to come back for finals, lol! Can't wait to get back there!!
So, once again I am late to post to a thread - so excited to have SC Nats in San Antonio! I remember swimming there as a kid - OMG - my mother used to shove salt tablets down my throat between events - this of course was back in the day of AAU swimming & the entire day was spent at the pool running 8 & U through the Open age group all together - which was great for team spirit - not so great if you had to come back for finals, lol! Can't wait to get back there!!
We lived about 20 minutes away from that pool, from 2004-2009, before moving to Georgia. It will be with mixed feelings that I return to San Antonio for Nationals!
Celestial, will I see you at Auburn next month? :cheerleader:
ITU has just awarded 2014 Triathlon World Championships to Edmonton, Canada. Date TBA, but will be sometime in September.
My 2014 may end up like this:
FINA Masters Worlds, Montreal
USMS LC Nats
Representing Australia in paratriathlon at ITU Worlds
Meeting a lot of swimmers, triathletes and others I know online :)
Let's plan on meeting! :cheerleader:
