Idea: North American V. Europe MASTERS dual in the pool in Reykjavik, Iceland
When I visited Iceland in the summer of 2012 I swam at the Laugardalslaug pool and marveled at how a city of 200,000 had such a nice aquatic complex and overall swimming culture of the locals. They even had a strong open water community. I started thinking this would be a good place for a masters meet, the idea kinda died until I watched the dual in the pool yesterday and thought why not do this masters style in Reykjavik. Thoughts from organizer promoter types out there?
- Dual meet style, maybe over a long weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
- The Laugardalslaug aquatic center in Rekykjavik has two 50-meter pools.
- Icelandair provides a free lay over up to one week in Iceland before heading on to cities in Europe etc.,
- The are even area's for open water swimming, really.
- North America team would include Mexico and Canada.
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Things to do in Iceland
- A natural wonder
- Volcanoes
- Waterfalls
- Thermals
- Whale watching
- Dining and shopping in Reykjavik
- Open water swimming at Nauthólsvík Beach
www.icelandair.us/.../
Note I'm not a paid agent of Iceland, just enjoyed my visit ;-)
I think it sounds like a fantastic idea. Iceland is amazing. though you'd be hard pressed to get me away from the museums, hotsprings and hikes and into the pool. The only thing we'd have to be careful on is letting any of the locals try to feed us Icelandic specialities - you could get something lovely and tasty, or you could get rotted shark :-)
I think it sounds like a fantastic idea. Iceland is amazing. though you'd be hard pressed to get me away from the museums, hotsprings and hikes and into the pool. The only thing we'd have to be careful on is letting any of the locals try to feed us Icelandic specialities - you could get something lovely and tasty, or you could get rotted shark :-)
