Has anyone else experienced Masters meets where swimmers are individually selected to participate, rather than either a) open entry or b) qualifying-time dependant? Personally, I find them rather distasteful, as they seem exclusive and not very much in the spirit of Masters swimming. Particularly when there isn't really information as to how one might get selected for such meets.
I'd be interested in how other feel about this.
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We have looked into trying to host a sanctioned inter-squad meet (so times could count) so we could control the size and keep the time limited to our scheduled Saturday workout time.
Pool rental costs continue to go up (another pool in our area now charges $2500 per day) and meet participation in AZ has been inconsistent...we have had to cancel a meet twice in the last 3 years because of low numbers (PHX did just recently as well) but our competitive crew needs to race so this would be an option.
We have looked into trying to host a sanctioned inter-squad meet (so times could count) so we could control the size and keep the time limited to our scheduled Saturday workout time.
Pool rental costs continue to go up (another pool in our area now charges $2500 per day) and meet participation in AZ has been inconsistent...we have had to cancel a meet twice in the last 3 years because of low numbers (PHX did just recently as well) but our competitive crew needs to race so this would be an option.
