I've heard several people (none from Irvine) mention that the annual Long Beach SCM meet in December has been canceled. I also read that there was a possibility that Las Vegas might run it instead, any word yet?
Quite a few people I know (my wife & included) were planning on shaving/tapering for LB and are now looking at New Orleans unless something comes up on the West Coast. It's coming down to the time when airfares need to be booked, if someones stepping up I hope they do so soon!
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Former Member
SPMA has always tried to host a Short Course Meters Championship meet that would be amoung the best in the USA.
With the loss of Long Beach we had to scramble to find a location to run this meet. Being December we have two requirements, indoors if possible and a fast pool able to hold up to 500 swimmers on the decks. Just like the USMS Nationals, it is getting very hard to find people who want to give up so much time and work to host such a meet. This is also the Southwest Zone Short Course Meters Championship meet.
Arizona is having their Arizona Short Course Meters State Championships at ASU, October 26-27. This meet is at the same pool as next years short course national meet, in Tempe, Arizona. This meet attracts over 200 swimmers from Arizona as well as the surrounding states
We are fortunate that swimmers from Las Vegas and Lucy Johnson are able to team up to provide another great Short Course Meters at the University of Las Vegas Buchanan Natatorium/Pool.
From Thanksgiving to Christmas is an off season for Las Vegas, many hotels are under $50 for weekend days.
Cheap airfare on Southwest if booked early enough, and Jet
Blue was scheduled to start flying there this month, too.
Hopefully we will get a meet form out of Lucy soon.
Wayne McCauley, Chairman
Southern Pacific Masters Association
12841 Hawthorne Blvd. #302
Hawthorne, CA 90250
breastroker@usa.net
SPMA has always tried to host a Short Course Meters Championship meet that would be amoung the best in the USA.
With the loss of Long Beach we had to scramble to find a location to run this meet. Being December we have two requirements, indoors if possible and a fast pool able to hold up to 500 swimmers on the decks. Just like the USMS Nationals, it is getting very hard to find people who want to give up so much time and work to host such a meet. This is also the Southwest Zone Short Course Meters Championship meet.
Arizona is having their Arizona Short Course Meters State Championships at ASU, October 26-27. This meet is at the same pool as next years short course national meet, in Tempe, Arizona. This meet attracts over 200 swimmers from Arizona as well as the surrounding states
We are fortunate that swimmers from Las Vegas and Lucy Johnson are able to team up to provide another great Short Course Meters at the University of Las Vegas Buchanan Natatorium/Pool.
From Thanksgiving to Christmas is an off season for Las Vegas, many hotels are under $50 for weekend days.
Cheap airfare on Southwest if booked early enough, and Jet
Blue was scheduled to start flying there this month, too.
Hopefully we will get a meet form out of Lucy soon.
Wayne McCauley, Chairman
Southern Pacific Masters Association
12841 Hawthorne Blvd. #302
Hawthorne, CA 90250
breastroker@usa.net
