I know this is not the national forum spacebar, I want to thank everyone that work & timed & ran the 4 day meet. If you have never been to a National meet, you are missing something from your swimming life!
I swam 6 individual events & 2 relays that taught me how to accept my age & speed both going up!
The comradeship of my fellow swimmers raised my expectations of my dropping self esteem to help me.
Many of the swimmers i did not know but, they cheered me on anyhow!
USMS SCY Nats
2010 Atlanta
2018 Indy
USMS LCM Nats
2016 Gresham
USMS OW Nats - Mid Distance
2018 Reston, VA
Canadian SCM Nationals
2016 Etobicoke
FINA Worlds LCM
2014 Montreal
I had great experiences at all those events. I don't love dealing with the heat, but sometimes you just make due. Montreal and Gresham were both toasty.
I've been to a handful since I started swimming Masters in 2011:
-SCY: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019
-LCM: 2014 and 2015
I'm planning to do both SCY and LCM champs next year.
I love, love, love SCY racing and champs, but I generally have a hard time caring about LCM--historically I'm comparatively substantially slower in LCM than SCY (take away my walls and the majority of my speed disappears), so combining that with my 9 month training laser focus on the SCY championship in the spring results in me usually using the summer to unwind, kick back, and relax, so LCM competition and training is normally on the back burner.
