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.
I'm looking to do some LCM this summer, but the two meets near me are the exact same weekend. Might have to go to Nationals...
That seems more like a sanction flub in your LMSC than anything else. Given the small number of LCM meets, you would think they'd have tried to spread them out a bit to encourage more participation. Is the distance between the two meets so great that perhaps the sanctions chair felt people would only swim at one or the other no matter when they were held?
I'm looking to do some LCM this summer, but the two meets near me are the exact same weekend. Might have to go to Nationals...
That seems more like a sanction flub in your LMSC than anything else. Given the small number of LCM meets, you would think they'd have tried to spread them out a bit to encourage more participation. Is the distance between the two meets so great that perhaps the sanctions chair felt people would only swim at one or the other no matter when they were held?
