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Or instead of a third USMS national meet, maybe try something different: maybe coordinate with Canadian Masters to have a bi-yearly North American championship meet in SCM? Have it in the fall at a time that doesn't interfere with thanksgiving or Christmas, and have it in even years so it meshes nicely with pan ams. Also include Mexican Masters...I'm assuming Mexico has a masters swimming body?
Just a thought...I have no idea how these things are actually put together!
like this idea.
As long as it wouldn't siphon resources away from the SCY and LCM national meets, I would say go ahead and do it. We do seem to get along fine without a SCM national meet, though.
Or instead of a third USMS national meet, maybe try something different: maybe coordinate with Canadian Masters to have a bi-yearly North American championship meet in SCM? Have it in the fall at a time that doesn't interfere with thanksgiving or Christmas, and have it in even years so it meshes nicely with pan ams. Also include Mexican Masters...I'm assuming Mexico has a masters swimming body?
Just a thought...I have no idea how these things are actually put together!
this is really cool, but do you hold it before thanksgiving or after (because after makes training through thanksgiving tough) and then there is taking work vacation on top of holiday vacation at basically the same time. good luck explaining that to the family. lol.
still really like the idea. like a North America championships, but without the long pool, however how many scm pools are there in the usa that could handle a big meet? it might have to be in the middle/end of a 50m pool and a bulkhead.
this is really cool, but do you hold it before thanksgiving or after (because after makes training through thanksgiving tough) and then there is taking work vacation on top of holiday vacation at basically the same time. good luck explaining that to the family. lol.
still really like the idea. like a North America championships, but without the long pool, however how many scm pools are there in the usa that could handle a big meet? it might have to be in the middle/end of a 50m pool and a bulkhead.
In 1989 there was a Pan Pacific Masters SCM meet at Indy.It was a great meet that basically rewrote the record book(I was under the WRs in the BRs and got 2 3rds and a 2nd,granted this was the first major SCM meet and the records were soft.) Indy certainly could host this meet.
... bi-yearly North American championship meet in SCM?
There is already a biennial hemispheric LCM Pan American Masters Championships, unfortunately often far away, but held in Sarasota in 2013. Next edition is June 2015 in Medellin, Columbia.
As for an SCM nats, there are currently two fairly big late-season SCM meets on the coasts in December. The NE SCM Championships is in Boston, and the SPMS SCM Championships is in Long Beach (are they always there?). Each meet attracts on the order of 500 swimmers. If you wanna go to a big, exciting SCM in meet in December, there you go.
As for an SCM nats, there are currently two fairly big late-season SCM meets on the coasts in December. The NE SCM Championships is in Boston, and the SPMS SCM Championships is in Long Beach (are they always there?). Each meet attracts on the order of 500 swimmers. If you wanna go to a big, exciting SCM in meet in December, there you go.
As much as I think the idea of a NorAm SCM meet sounds great, I think this is a key issue.
From the USMS National Championship webpage: "U.S. Masters Swimming holds two national championship pool meets each year. The spring championships are held in April or May and are contested in a short course venue." Note that this does not specify short course yards. There doesn't appear to be any reason why our Spring National Championship couldn't be a SCM meet and I think it would be great if a future bid was for SCM.
