Somewhere Warm!!!

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Former Member — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:25:19 GMT

Here we go again back to the plan, Arizona or Texas here we come, then Melaque Mexico. Need the good spots to swim too many problems last year only did 2 x 2 weeks stays in all inclusive Resorts in Manzanillo. Any new suggestions?

RE: Somewhere Warm!!!

Former Member — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:12:11 GMT

Originally posted by aztimm Have you thought of coming to Arizona? The winter isn't warm like the summer...... Check out my team's website if you are interested: www.sundevilmasters.org Here is the state's master's swimming site also: http://www.arizonamasters.org/ There are also good teams in Tucson (at UofA) and uptown Phoenix (used to be called Phoenix Swim Club, now Brophy East I think). There are a bunch of smaller clubs scattered about, but these are the big 3. I'm sure if you contact one of the coaches they would be happy to help you. Tim Hello Tim, this past weekend I spend my time on an international competition down here in Mexico city, as one of my kids was competing on the 11-12 edge group. I remember seing some sundevil swimming caps that a very nice looking young girl was wearing and also an Arizona team named Blue Dolphins, are they from the club where you swim?:p

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Former Member — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:58:57 GMT

George: Manzanillo is too far awar from Tuxtla Gtz, Chiapas, where this competition is going to take effect, and also the competition is going to be until April 8. Anyhow, some other races and open water events are programmed within Mexico for this year, in places like Cancun and Acapulco, and if you are interested I can send you the links when they are posted.:cool:

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aztimm — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 03:34:31 GMT

Originally posted by Alex Hello Tim, this past weekend I spend my time on an international competition down here in Mexico city, as one of my kids was competing on the 11-12 edge group. I remember seing some sundevil swimming caps that a very nice looking young girl was wearing and also an Arizona team named Blue Dolphins, are they from the club where you swim?:p There is a Sun Devil swim team that is part of USS or whatever the age group (kids) swimming is called these days. They use the main competition pool at ASU, but otherwise, there is no connection to the Sun Devil Masters team. We both get our names from the school (ASU), who's mascot is Sparky, the Sun Devil.

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Former Member — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:48:28 GMT

Sounds great I am flying to Manzanillo this Saturday.

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Former Member — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:33:16 GMT

I know it is getting warmer already everywhere, as Spring is about to come, but if anyone cares about a warm open watter event in Mexico (Chiapas state), and ruled by FINA, there is a 10/15 kms fine competition next month. You can also swim the 5 km event if you want to compete in the Master category, although I think many of you would do very well in the open category (10/15 kms -- Women/Men), and maybe even break the event time record, that for men I understand is now from an Argentinian young guy. The link is the next one: www.asdeporte.com/evento.html You won't have to worry about any sharks but maybe a little alligator.:D

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Former Member — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:48:52 GMT

Found a place to swim in Canada a house for sale with an indoor pool. This is the house www.mls.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx This is the place http://quappelle.mendel.ca/

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Former Member — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:45:08 GMT

May head there on my way to Mexico. Say hi to Billy for me, he is a great guy.

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Former Member — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:15:07 GMT

You could always come down to Corpus Christi and hang out with your old friend, Bill Barton. It is a great little town with great people.

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Former Member — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 07:51:20 GMT

Darn it all plans did not work out just 2 weeks in Mexico and called back to have the knee operated on Feb 8th had do do all the preop stuff. After 6 weeks of physio heading back to Mexico for a couple of months. So will train in the local pool in Ladner BC www.corp.delta.bc.ca/.../llc.html

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Former Member — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:17:49 GMT

But we don't usually have snow until right after Thaksgiving and it lasts for about 20 minutes. Further norht in Illinois around Galena, they started to make snow today. this is the earliest they have ever been able to do that. I personally don't understand skiing at all. why woiuld some one purposefully want to be cold?

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Former Member — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:04:02 GMT

We are skiing here now but no snow in the city just in the hills www.grousemountain.com/report.cfm

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Former Member — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:32:05 GMT

Today I'm in Urbana Il., where the University is, it is snowing. we have roses and Pansies blooming. latter I'm going to western Illinois where I ive. There it is only 24 degrees today. How could such a beautiful spring, summer & fall become a terrrible winter so soon?

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Former Member — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:05:21 GMT

It's in the 30s today here ... I'm quitting my job shortly and getting into my car and heading south ... seriously though, cannot WAIT to move somewhere warm ... a year and a half ... good luck in Mexico ... don't forget about us ...

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Former Member — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:57:53 GMT

Thanks for all the suggestions but the boss (my wife) decided on Mexico but may drop in and see you on the way there. Look here Melague and Boca de Igauna. http://www.costalegre.ca/

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Former Member — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:42:32 GMT

Originally posted by geochuck Thanks for all the suggestions but the boss (my wife) decided on Mexico but may drop in and see you on the way there. Look here Melague and Boca de Igauna. http://www.costalegre.ca/ Darn! Maybe next year!:) Enjoy your trip!

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aztimm — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 03:09:18 GMT

Beautiful out here in the Phoenix area. Was just outside to do a walk over lunch, was a little breezy, but at 75 or so I can't complain. Highs have/will be around 80 for a while now. What a wonderful way to spend your mid-November, although we do have to put up with a few months of warm weather in the summer.

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Former Member — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:38:50 GMT

Originally posted by patrick Geochuck: Go to Arizona for awhile and then head east to Austin on I-10. If you do stop by Balmorhea State Park--it has a year round spring fed pool with plenty of space for a RV. Also you can head up into the Davis Mountains and check out the scenery, plus you can swim at Sul Ross State University in Alpine too. Wow I forgot about Balmorhea. I grew up in West Texas used to go there a lot. VERY unique pool. I think I saw a Conde Nast Travel Magazine a couple of months ago and it listed the most unique swimming holes in the world. Balmorhea was in the top 3. Definitely worth the stop. Head on into Austin via Llano and have some of the best BBQ in the world at Cooper's. (I love how we all get to vicariously live through George's freedom!)

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Former Member — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:29:22 GMT

Geochuck: Go to Arizona for awhile and then head east to Austin on I-10. If you do stop by Balmorhea State Park--it has a year round spring fed pool with plenty of space for a RV. Also you can head up into the Davis Mountains and check out the scenery, plus you can swim at Sul Ross State University in Alpine too. www.tpwd.state.tx.us/.../ If you go to Austin, there are plenty of places to swim besides UT--many other clubs with outdoor heated pools, plus there is always Barton Springs. It's always 68 degrees and a great place to swim in the winter. www.ci.austin.tx.us/.../bartonsprings.htm

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Former Member — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 12:26:16 GMT

Originally posted by TheGoodSmith Dude, The answer to you question is Austin, Texas. Longhorn country is the place to be. Eat great TexMex every day of the week and swim outdoors at Barton Springs...... drink powerful Margaritas...... need I say more. Case Closed. Best Tex Mex and BBQ, couldn't agree more. TSC is a great pool, but NOTHING beats swimming outside year round. I would move back to Texas tomorrow if I could for the culture and food, but swimming outside year round is pretty tough to beat here.

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Former Member — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:39:03 GMT

Dude, The answer to you question is Austin, Texas. Longhorn country is the place to be. Eat great TexMex every day of the week and swim outdoors at Barton Springs...... drink powerful Margaritas...... need I say more. Case Closed. John Smith

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Former Member — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:27:58 GMT

Originally posted by geochuck Chuckie, my wife said thats OK. But she has to come to. There's room for two in my guestroom. Just close the door behind you, otherwise you may find yourself with a cat or two sitting on a nightstand, staring you in the face, wondering... Hmmm, what are they doing under them covers???

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Former Member — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:36:44 GMT

Originally posted by Jazz Hands I didn't know Brophy East used to be Phoenix Swim Club. All of the sudden there was just this huge team at Sectionals in Federal Way. BEST struck me as a very well-run team, and the teenage members at the meet had more camaraderie by far than any other team. They also won a lot. Definitely seems like a good place to swim. Yes, Dennis Pursley (the former USA Swimming National Team Director) heads up the program for the age groupers. He is building a solid program slowly. They were pretty depleted after Pierre Lafontaine (sp?) left for Australia. There was no head coach for about a year while they searched for a new director. Needless to say with Pursley as the director, BEST won't be known for sprinters as PSC was in the past, they crank out the distance let me tell you! Saw them one day do a 10,000 for time...

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Former Member — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:15:17 GMT

Originally posted by Sam Perry AZ is the place to be. Tucson has a great program as well as SunDevil. I swim with Brophy East Swim Club (formerly Phoenix Swim Club) we own our pool and have three workouts daily. Don't get to swim much during the lunch workout, but this time of year there is no better time than the 11:30 - 1:00 pm lunch time swim. Unfortunately due to work schedule, I have to swim at 5:30 to 7:00 am. We swim anywhere from 4,000 to 5,000 yards a practice and have a new coach. His workouts are very diverse and challenging so we are having a great time. Jim Stites in Tucson does a great job as well as Simon Percy in Tempe. Hardly ever rains here this time of year so you know what to expect with the weather. For what it's worth, here is our team's website: www.brophysportscampus.org/.../index.html Don't know if you can park an RV there, but have seen it done in our parking lot before! I didn't know Brophy East used to be Phoenix Swim Club. All of the sudden there was just this huge team at Sectionals in Federal Way. BEST struck me as a very well-run team, and the teenage members at the meet had more camaraderie by far than any other team. They also won a lot. Definitely seems like a good place to swim.

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Former Member — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 14:53:27 GMT

After the weather we had today I can't wait to get going. I will be free as a bee as listed my house forsale at noon and it sold at 4:00pm. I am ready to go to Arizona.