The FINA Bureau approved the dates, the schedule of events and the qualifying times for the XI FINA Masters Championships that will be held at the Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford University, Stanford California - August 4 - 17, 2006
Qualifying Times
The qualifying times are now posted. These times are easier than the USMS Long course times, however, remember if you do not swim at or faster than the qualify time you will receive "no time" for your effort - your swim will not count.
Schedule of Events
The schedule of events is up. The swimming portion will take place August 4th through 10th; and will include a day of relays. The open water swim will be on August 11th. There are also schedules for the other aquatic disciplines.
Hotel Rooms
The organizing committee has been working with a destination management company to get hotels at a good rate for swimmers. Those rates are only available if you book through the Internet portal that has been set up that has been set up or if you call the toll free number. Once to the home page of the hotel registration select your stay dates and number of guests in the room first then you will get a list of available hotels.(Also the Internet portal works best with IE 5.01 and IE 6.0+) .
Web Site
All of the above information can be found at the XI FINA World Masters Championship web site - www.2006FINAMasters.org .
Vacation destination
San Francisco and northern California is one of the premeire tourist destinations in the world. Besides the great swimming venue, there will be many day trips scheduled for you or your significant other (or children). This will be a great time to plan a vacation to the golden state.
The Organizing Committee is working on days trips and discounted airfares. Announcements will be made as the plans are made final.
michael
Michael W. Moore, president
XI FINA World Masters Championships - 2006
Stanford Unversity
Stanford California
We are throwing around some pretty powerful accusations here, perhaps you would like to rethink some of the things you have said?
Dishonest? I don't think so. even sandbages have to enter the meet and be listed on the heat sheets, just like everyone else.
Lying? Hardly. No one expects you to enter the fastest time you ever did for an event, and there is no requirement that I am aware of that compels you even to enter an accurate time. Usually, if it is referred to at all, you are asked to enter your best estimate or no time.
Cheat? Now here you have gone too far. sandbaggers are swimmers, too. They do not turn around in the middle of the pool or wear fins on the blocks.
Think of them like you might a fitness swimmer at a meet, they just want to get their time and go home, where they are probably not accused of being a dishonest, lying cheat.
As long as there is no rule against the practice, they are none of the above, and perhaps you could show a little dignity by saving accusations like those for a proper time and venue.
And save your petty insult about being afraid of competition. Fear spews from the false accuser.
We are throwing around some pretty powerful accusations here, perhaps you would like to rethink some of the things you have said?
Dishonest? I don't think so. even sandbages have to enter the meet and be listed on the heat sheets, just like everyone else.
Lying? Hardly. No one expects you to enter the fastest time you ever did for an event, and there is no requirement that I am aware of that compels you even to enter an accurate time. Usually, if it is referred to at all, you are asked to enter your best estimate or no time.
Cheat? Now here you have gone too far. sandbaggers are swimmers, too. They do not turn around in the middle of the pool or wear fins on the blocks.
Think of them like you might a fitness swimmer at a meet, they just want to get their time and go home, where they are probably not accused of being a dishonest, lying cheat.
As long as there is no rule against the practice, they are none of the above, and perhaps you could show a little dignity by saving accusations like those for a proper time and venue.
And save your petty insult about being afraid of competition. Fear spews from the false accuser.
