Just got an e-mail from Rich Burns. He said the men's 200 free ended at 8:45 pm and there were 220 heats of the 50 fly to go. On top of that, the 50 free is the first event tomorrow. That's a pretty quick turnaround for those swimming both, which would be a common combo I would suspect.
If the meet gets to be really large, a simply AWESOME idea (you heard it hear first) would be to have a shuttle running between Jean-Drapeau and Olympic Park (9km drive) and keep the 76 Olympic Pool (and its warmup pool) open for continuous warmups. If you had a shuttle running on the half an hour (it's probably only a 20-25 minute drive even in traffic), that would be awesome.
I'll be there for sure, regardless of how many people show up.
Great idea, Patrick! I signed up here to receive e-mail updates: www.finamasters2014.org/ They requested I complete a survey, so I did mention the need for additional warm-up pools, in the last section of the survey. Running a shuttle between them would have been a great addition to my comment! I would suggest everybody who reads this and plans on going to sign up for the newsletter and complete the survey. Please request a shuttle!!!
I'll see you there, Patrick! :agree:
Canadian Nationals in Montreal in 2011 had 1113 swimmers. For worlds I would guess around 1500 might sign up. I know many in BC and Alberta wouldn't travel to Montreal for nationals but would for worlds. Canadian nationals doesn't have any qualification times so some who went to Montreal probably won't go if they can't meet the qualification standards.
OK, I think it's about time for me to start my guess the attendance thread for 2014 Worlds. I'm sure pwb will win for the third time; he keeps rackin' them up! (:chug: or beverage-of-your-choice)
What do ya say, Patrick? :D
Canadian Nationals in Montreal in 2011 had 1113 swimmers. For worlds I would guess around 1500 might sign up. I know many in BC and Alberta wouldn't travel to Montreal for nationals but would for worlds. Canadian nationals doesn't have any qualification times so some who went to Montreal probably won't go if they can't meet the qualification standards.
It was a little better today (for me at least) in the outdoor arena (are there more lanes maybe? Didn't check.) It wasn't enough to be able to do 25s sprint or -- heavens forbid -- pace 50s, but I could sometimes get enough of a gap to do something like 10m bursts or hard SDKs, which can help with warmup.
Also, the sychro swimmers were practicing outdoors, so there was that.
I think tomorrow morning in the indoor pool is going to be the worst. 280+ heats of men's 50 free. That's about 2800 men -- and male sprinters tend to be large and make many waves -- warming up or warming down in a 4-hr block.
I admire your patience. I know I wouldn’t be able to suffer through 220 heats of 50 fly. As I have gotten older I have lost most of my ability to put up with overwhelming things. Of course, I guess if you have traveled half way around the world you would feel some pressure to follow through.
Looks like you did well in the 200BK and 200FR. Are you swimming the 50 FLY?
Maybe tomorrow you can warm up with the synchro swimmers ... leg up, leg down, twirl...
Just got an e-mail from Rich Burns. He said the men's 200 free ended at 8:45 pm and there were 220 heats of the 50 fly to go. On top of that, the 50 free is the first event tomorrow. That's a pretty quick turnaround for those swimming both, which would be a common combo I would suspect.
Don't you wish you were there Rich?
Are psych sheets out yet?
:D :banana:
Well, I'll be holding off on starting that thread until at least after 2013 LC Nationals, in Mission Viejo. But, the guesses sure are rolling in already, aren't they? I don't know who will be more accurate with their estimates: Montreal big-wigs, Chris, Patrick, Arthur, or??? My :2cents: is on Patrick; pwb has two wins so far! :cheerleader:
For the record, here are the World Championship attendance figures from the USMS Rule Book (Appendix F):
Year Date Location Swimmers
1986 7/12–16 Tokyo, Japan 3,400
1988 10/9–16 Brisbane, Australia 3,594
1990 8/6–13 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1,685
1992 6/25–7/5 Indianapolis, Ind., USA 2,406
1994 6/4–10 Montreal, Canada 3,474
1996 6/23–7/2 Sheffield, England 3,837
1998 6/19–27 Casablanca, Morocco 1,954
2000 7/27–8/9 Munich, Germany 6,184
2002 3/21–4/3 Christchurch, New Zealand 2,386
2004 6/3–31 Riccione, Italy 6,306
2006 8/3–17 Stanford, Calif., USA 5,535
2008 5/15–25 Perth, Australia 5,104
2010 7/27–8/7 Goteburg and Boras, Sweden 5,233
2012 6/8–6/17 Riccione, Italy
By "swimmers" my assumption is participants in swimming, not the total number of competitors (i.e., including diving, water polo, etc.), but I could be wrong.
Just got an e-mail from Rich Burns. He said the men's 200 free ended at 8:45 pm and there were 220 heats of the 50 fly to go. On top of that, the 50 free is the first event tomorrow. That's a pretty quick turnaround for those swimming both, which would be a common combo I would suspect.
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