We have a newly formed youth swim team for ages 6-18 and we're looking for any input or suggestions on where to obtain the equipment we need to practice and hold meets at our facility. For example, we're looking to obtain starting blocks, lane lines, storage reels, kick boards, pull buoys, fins, PA system, starting system, etc.
We have very little funding so used equipment would be fine for us.
Any ideas or suggestions would be very much appreciated!
Thanks for helping our kids out! :)
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When I was a kid swimming in the MCSL each summer, the elite meet in the league was the Coaches Invitational Long Course Meet. It was held at the Rockville Municipal Swim Center. At that time, they didn't have real blocks at their outdoor pool, they had wooden boxes that were painted white. A coach had to stand on the back of the box so it wouldn't move when each kid dove off. I guess real blocks were expensive then too.
Even last year at the outdoor pool in Waco for the TAAF summer games, the poor kids who did 25 yds, and half the 4x25yd relay teams had to dive off wooden boxes held down with straps. There were real blocks and electronic pads at the deep end though.
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When I was a kid swimming in the MCSL each summer, the elite meet in the league was the Coaches Invitational Long Course Meet. It was held at the Rockville Municipal Swim Center. At that time, they didn't have real blocks at their outdoor pool, they had wooden boxes that were painted white. A coach had to stand on the back of the box so it wouldn't move when each kid dove off. I guess real blocks were expensive then too.
Even last year at the outdoor pool in Waco for the TAAF summer games, the poor kids who did 25 yds, and half the 4x25yd relay teams had to dive off wooden boxes held down with straps. There were real blocks and electronic pads at the deep end though.
