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.
It looks like we have 4 LCM meets this summer here in AZ:
* Phoenix Swim Club, May
* Goodyear, May (odd, looks like the week after)
* Scottsdale, July
* Flagstaff, August
Additionally, there's a SCY meet in Sedona in June.
All of our open water events here in AZ are typically in April/May and Sept/Oct (occasionally a June or Aug). The lake water just gets too warm for serious summer swimming.
I enjoy swimming LCM workouts, other than that the water gets rather warm in the summer.
The pool I swim in is usually setup LCM in the summer, but quite often masters gets relegated to the diving well--or even the warm-up pool.
There are many LCM pools here in Metro Phoenix, way too many to count. As far as I know, all are outside.
It has been about 2 years since I've done a meet. Perhaps I'll do one this year, if my health allows.
It looks like we have 4 LCM meets this summer here in AZ:
* Phoenix Swim Club, May
* Goodyear, May (odd, looks like the week after)
* Scottsdale, July
* Flagstaff, August
Additionally, there's a SCY meet in Sedona in June.
All of our open water events here in AZ are typically in April/May and Sept/Oct (occasionally a June or Aug). The lake water just gets too warm for serious summer swimming.
I enjoy swimming LCM workouts, other than that the water gets rather warm in the summer.
The pool I swim in is usually setup LCM in the summer, but quite often masters gets relegated to the diving well--or even the warm-up pool.
There are many LCM pools here in Metro Phoenix, way too many to count. As far as I know, all are outside.
It has been about 2 years since I've done a meet. Perhaps I'll do one this year, if my health allows.
