So Why is Indy a Small Showing?

Here's a list of all of the USMS Short Course Nationals meets with their attendance. Year Location Attendance 1970 Amarillo, Texas 46 1971 Amarillo, Texas 108 1972 San Mateo, Calif. 325 1973 Santa Monica, Calif. 500 1974 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 561 1975 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 663 1976 Mission Viejo, Calif. 800 1977 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 611 1978 San Antonio, Texas 560 1979 Mission Viejo, Calif. 1,020 1980 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 875 1981 Irvine, Calif. 1,209 1982 The Woodlands, Texas 910 1983 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1,208 1984 Industry Hills, Calif. 1,227 1985 Milwaukee, Wisc. 1,021 1986 Fort Pierce, Fla. 1,231 1987 Stanford Univ., Calif. 2,328 1988 Austin, Texas 1,405 1989 Boca Raton, Fla. 1,755 1990 Los Angeles, Calif. 1,592 1991 Nashville, Tenn. 1,529 1992 Chapel Hill, N.C. 1,502 1993 Santa Clara, Calif. 2,055 1994 Tempe, Ariz. 1,912 1995 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1,992 1996 Cupertino, Calif. 2,048 1997 Federal Way, Wash. 1,438 1998 Indianapolis, Ind. 1,738 1999 Santa Clara, Calif. 2,060 2000 Indianapolis, Ind. 1,390 2001 Santa Clara, Calif. 1,850 2002 Honolulu, Hawaii 1,103 2003 Tempe, Ariz. 1,922 2004 Indianapolis, Ind. 1,564 2005 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1,620 2006 Coral Springs, Fla. 1,276 2007 Federal Way, Wash. 1,456 2008 Austin, Texas 1,865 2009 Clovis, Calif. 1,582 2010 Atlanta, Ga. 1,975 2011 Mesa, Ariz. 1,817 2012 Greensboro, N.C. 1,864

Here's a list of all of the USMS Short Course Nationals meets with their attendance. Year Location Attendance 1970 Amarillo, Texas 46 1971 Amarillo, Texas 108 1972 San Mateo, Calif. 325 1973 Santa Monica, Calif. 500 1974 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 561 1975 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 663 1976 Mission Viejo, Calif. 800 1977 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 611 1978 San Antonio, Texas 560 1979 Mission Viejo, Calif. 1,020 1980 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 875 1981 Irvine, Calif. 1,209 1982 The Woodlands, Texas 910 1983 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1,208 1984 Industry Hills, Calif. 1,227 1985 Milwaukee, Wisc. 1,021 1986 Fort Pierce, Fla. 1,231 1987 Stanford Univ., Calif. 2,328 1988 Austin, Texas 1,405 1989 Boca Raton, Fla. 1,755 1990 Los Angeles, Calif. 1,592 1991 Nashville, Tenn. 1,529 1992 Chapel Hill, N.C. 1,502 1993 Santa Clara, Calif. 2,055 1994 Tempe, Ariz. 1,912 1995 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1,992 1996 Cupertino, Calif. 2,048 1997 Federal Way, Wash. 1,438 1998 Indianapolis, Ind. 1,738 1999 Santa Clara, Calif. 2,060 2000 Indianapolis, Ind. 1,390 2001 Santa Clara, Calif. 1,850 2002 Honolulu, Hawaii 1,103 2003 Tempe, Ariz. 1,922 2004 Indianapolis, Ind. 1,564 2005 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1,620 2006 Coral Springs, Fla. 1,276 2007 Federal Way, Wash. 1,456 2008 Austin, Texas 1,865 2009 Clovis, Calif. 1,582 2010 Atlanta, Ga. 1,975 2011 Mesa, Ariz. 1,817 2012 Greensboro, N.C. 1,864