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
People without NQTs can probably find events other than nationals at which to compete in those two distance events. . Some parts of the country are very active and have many Masters meets. Others, are not. If I am going to have to travel, pay for hotels, etc., I would much rather do so at a National meet, than some other meet that would have me swimming 6 events in 3 hours. I agree that it stinks that distance swimmers have to choose between one event or the other, but for some of us, the Nationals events are the only option to compete.
People without NQTs can probably find events other than nationals at which to compete in those two distance events. . Some parts of the country are very active and have many Masters meets. Others, are not. If I am going to have to travel, pay for hotels, etc., I would much rather do so at a National meet, than some other meet that would have me swimming 6 events in 3 hours. I agree that it stinks that distance swimmers have to choose between one event or the other, but for some of us, the Nationals events are the only option to compete.
