At risk of "beating a dead horse"....at least in respect to broaching this topic again! I had a number of conversations at convention with people who would like to see USMS move to a 3rd Championship meet in the fall for short course meters.
There are some great Zone meets going on...when you have 600+ going to Long Beach or New England why not up the ante a bit?
Thoughts?
For instance, in Boston, you could have the meet at BU and Harvard. FINA Worlds in Sweden had this set up.
I think that was one of the most common complaints I heard about Worlds. You would really find that setup BETTER than the meet they already run in Boston? Men at one pool, women at another, switching on different days? (Not sure where they'd run mixed relays; at Worlds I think they had a day exclusively for relays.)
Seems like a lot of trouble just to call something a national championship. I've gone to the NE meet the last couple years and I'm looking forward to doing it again. But I'd consider a two-pool meet a serious downgrade: half my friends and teammates would be at another pool, and the swimming competition would likely be worse, too (what with the whole "seeding within age-group" thing at nationals).
For instance, in Boston, you could have the meet at BU and Harvard. FINA Worlds in Sweden had this set up.
I think that was one of the most common complaints I heard about Worlds. You would really find that setup BETTER than the meet they already run in Boston? Men at one pool, women at another, switching on different days? (Not sure where they'd run mixed relays; at Worlds I think they had a day exclusively for relays.)
Seems like a lot of trouble just to call something a national championship. I've gone to the NE meet the last couple years and I'm looking forward to doing it again. But I'd consider a two-pool meet a serious downgrade: half my friends and teammates would be at another pool, and the swimming competition would likely be worse, too (what with the whole "seeding within age-group" thing at nationals).
