Every now and then I have been asked about dates for future USMS Nationals. Here are the dates for the meets currently on the calendar:
May 1-4, 2014 Spring Nationals: Santa Clara, CA
August 13-17, 2014 Summer Nationals: University of Maryland College Park
April 23-26, 2015 Spring Nationals: San Antonio, TX
August 6-9, 2015 Summer Nationals: SPIRE Institute, Ohio
Hosts for 2016 will be solicited and awarded next year.
Jeff Roddin
USMS Championship Committee Chair
I also like outdoor meets even though I am a backstroker. Heck, if you know how to swim straight then it give you an advantage over those other wusses.
For me one of the main joys of being a backstroker is when you get to swim outdoors, it is the only stroke that allows you to really appreciate being outside.
The only way I can swim backstroke outside is watching and concentrating on my arms, rather than focusing on anything beyond them (or closing my eyes). I have Meniere's, an inner ear disorder. So, if there are no clouds or anything to focus on, I get dizzy and start feeling seasick. (Meniere's is also the reason I can no longer do flip turns without getting seasick!).
I also like outdoor meets even though I am a backstroker. Heck, if you know how to swim straight then it give you an advantage over those other wusses.
For me one of the main joys of being a backstroker is when you get to swim outdoors, it is the only stroke that allows you to really appreciate being outside.
The only way I can swim backstroke outside is watching and concentrating on my arms, rather than focusing on anything beyond them (or closing my eyes). I have Meniere's, an inner ear disorder. So, if there are no clouds or anything to focus on, I get dizzy and start feeling seasick. (Meniere's is also the reason I can no longer do flip turns without getting seasick!).
