How come theres been no celebration on this board that FINA chose USMS and Stanford to host the 2006 World Masters Championships?? I think its a great reason to celebrate!
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Folks,
I am thrilled for the folks in Pacific Masters and all of us in USMS that we will host the next World Championships. Good job to all who made this happen, and best of luck organizing the meet.
I do have to confess a small measure of disappointment over the site of the meet. I am not a big fan of the SF Bay area, which to me is Manhattan with more traffic and less parking. For those who have never been, by all means go. There is much about the Bay area that is magical and not to be missed if you have never seen it. However, I traveled there frequently when I was stationed at a unit whose parent command was on Naval Station Treasure Island. Despite the Bay area magic, I could not really get accustomed to the very significant crowding problems.
Now, we have the most heavily attended meet in all of Masters swimming going to one of the areas with the biggest problems with people density. All aquatics disciplines crowding into one venue...I smell a real problem brewing here.
Since we have two years before the meet, there is plenty of time to plan around the issue. For the meet organizers, I personally would like to hear in the run up to the Championships updates on your plans to address the crowding and transportation issues. I would very much like to attend, but if the hassle of getting to the pool and warming up looks like it will overshadow the experience of competition, I may wait for 2008.
Please, convince me I am wrong.
Matt
Folks,
I am thrilled for the folks in Pacific Masters and all of us in USMS that we will host the next World Championships. Good job to all who made this happen, and best of luck organizing the meet.
I do have to confess a small measure of disappointment over the site of the meet. I am not a big fan of the SF Bay area, which to me is Manhattan with more traffic and less parking. For those who have never been, by all means go. There is much about the Bay area that is magical and not to be missed if you have never seen it. However, I traveled there frequently when I was stationed at a unit whose parent command was on Naval Station Treasure Island. Despite the Bay area magic, I could not really get accustomed to the very significant crowding problems.
Now, we have the most heavily attended meet in all of Masters swimming going to one of the areas with the biggest problems with people density. All aquatics disciplines crowding into one venue...I smell a real problem brewing here.
Since we have two years before the meet, there is plenty of time to plan around the issue. For the meet organizers, I personally would like to hear in the run up to the Championships updates on your plans to address the crowding and transportation issues. I would very much like to attend, but if the hassle of getting to the pool and warming up looks like it will overshadow the experience of competition, I may wait for 2008.
Please, convince me I am wrong.
Matt
