It looks like Vancouver BC is hosting the first ever Americas Masters Games in August 2016:
www.vancouversun.com/.../story.html
It seems like there will be summer sports as well as some indoor ice sports. Very little info available so far.
The venue, Complexe Jean Bouin, has a 50 meter pool, depth is 1.8 m (about 6 feet).
www.nice.fr/.../complexe-jean-bouin
pic here --> www.nice.fr/.../piscine_jbouin.jpg
That looks like a nice pool, but the spectator seating looks rather meager for a hemispherical event. (It's pretty clear from the light pattern that the side we can't see in the picture has windows, not bleachers.) Also, the ceiling looks quite featureless - not good for backstrokers.
The venue, Complexe Jean Bouin, has a 50 meter pool, depth is 1.8 m (about 6 feet).
www.nice.fr/.../complexe-jean-bouin
pic here --> www.nice.fr/.../piscine_jbouin.jpg
That looks like a nice pool, but the spectator seating looks rather meager for a hemispherical event. (It's pretty clear from the light pattern that the side we can't see in the picture has windows, not bleachers.) Also, the ceiling looks quite featureless - not good for backstrokers.