Allen and All, the Oregon Mt. Hood format is five days with the 1500 only on Wednesday. The estimated timeline for that is 2 PM (based on past five day LC national meets) so it is a long enough day as is without the 800 on the same day and only one pool. A swimmer will be allowed to swim only one of the 800 and 1500 distance events and must make the NQT to swim the 1500. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are estimated to end between 4:30 and 5 PM and Sunday mid afternoon around 3 PM. These, of course, are all estimates based on prior five day national meets with about the same estimated attendance. No guarantees until entries are in.
We try to never start a day at nationals with a relay as it is so hectic. When we have a distance event first, we often have a relay after the 30 minute warm-up/break, but not as the very first event of the day.
Was Maryland a five day schedule? I'm presuming we'll be able to swim both.
I'm pretty sure that we'll be able to swim both the 1500 and 800 at Mount Hood this summer.
Was Maryland a five day schedule? I'm presuming we'll be able to swim both.
We weren't allowed to do both at Maryland! I didn't go due to work and all my events were done by Friday. I don't recall anything that I wanted to swim on Saturday and Sunday.
Look at meet timelines (actual) from previous years to give you an idea. I doubt attendance will be as high as in San Antonio last year - less exciting to most as a place to visit and bring family, plus it's on the east coast, much longer travel time for those from out west.
Also in the past the NEM team has helped pair folks up for sharing rooms. You should contact Tracy Grilli to see if she's helping with that this year.
Look at meet timelines (actual) from previous years to give you an idea. The most accurate may be looking at the timeline from Greensboro Nationals in 2012.
from the Nats info page .... "Women’s heats will precede men’s heats for each event, except that men’s and women’s heats may be seeded together for the 1000 and 1650 freestyles. The 1000 and 1650 freestyles will be seeded slowest to fastest by entry time, regardless of age"