LCM is the Olympic distance and my favorite venue,but even though it is "long course" it gets short shrift. With SCY Nationals completed,my thoughts turn to LCM,but here in Oregon,and I suppose many other LMSCs, most swimmers either think about open water or about vacations. Many areas don't have easy access to 50M pools,but I find I can train SCY to swim LCM with a few modifications.It can be hard to find meets though.In Oregon,I have been told by coaches, that it is hard to schedule LCM meets since almost every weekend has an open water swim scheduled.Open water is fine for the people who like it,but come on,LCM is the Olympic distance. LCM Nationals tends to attract about half the entries that SCY Nationals does,for a variety of reasons,but I would hope that more of you would accept the challenge.Try it,you'll like it.
Just my two cents, but here in Illinois, I think the greatest impediment to having LCM meets is the relative lack of LCM pools.
Same problem here in Western Washington. There's the great facility in Federal Way (25 miles south of Seattle), Colman Pool which is outdoor and only open in the summer, and South Kitsap which isn't much of an option for most people in Seattle since it requires a ferry ride or long drive. And that's it as far as I know. Pretty pathetic for a metro area of close to four million people.
That said I love long course swimming and train it as much as possible in the summertime at Colman.
Just my two cents, but here in Illinois, I think the greatest impediment to having LCM meets is the relative lack of LCM pools.
Same problem here in Western Washington. There's the great facility in Federal Way (25 miles south of Seattle), Colman Pool which is outdoor and only open in the summer, and South Kitsap which isn't much of an option for most people in Seattle since it requires a ferry ride or long drive. And that's it as far as I know. Pretty pathetic for a metro area of close to four million people.
That said I love long course swimming and train it as much as possible in the summertime at Colman.
