IU Natatorium

RE: IU Natatorium

orca1946 — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:25:49 GMT

RE: IU Natatorium

MPohlmann — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 08:48:51 GMT

IU has both kinds of touch pads. Generally, they only use the tall, flat wall type for FINA (LCM or SCM) type competition. I expect they will have the low gutter type for Spring Nationals. They do have kick plate starting blocks and I expect they will have backstroke ledges. I am not from Indianapolis, but I have swum many events there.

RE: IU Natatorium

BettyL — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 08:30:05 GMT

Well ---- that should give you a chance to improve your turns without a grab. I have practiced using flat hands at turns to get myself ready for pools that have high or other ends for this reason. Either way, enjoy the meet. Thanks! I told myself I would practice turns with flat hands, but that didn’t happen enough. Oh well....

RE: IU Natatorium

BettyL — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:28:22 GMT

maybe I should have played it safe and only entered freestyle

RE: IU Natatorium

waves101 — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 08:21:02 GMT

Unless they've recently changed, they have the normal touch pads that allow you to grab on.

RE: IU Natatorium

Jeff Enge — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 08:10:10 GMT

I think it's the tall gutters at IUPUI. I haven't been there since they redid everything though. EDIT: I found a picture! Though it is before the redo. Looks like short gutters. hydrologicblog.com/.../IUPUI-photo-credit-IUPUI.jpg