Smith......hurry up and turn 45 so I have some motivation to sprint again, then we can start talking about fast pools!
By the way....we need to track Geek & Gull down in FL this year and get serious about some of these debates. Let's pick a bar and go at it live!
I sent an email to Eddie asking him who in the Swim Center to send the information for hosting masters nationals. I will let you know if he responds.
John Smith
Hi Jeff:
Texas Swim Center had the USMS Short Course Nationals in May, 1988. I believe Huddie Murray was the Meet Director. It was the same year that the Olympic Trials were held there. There were 1405 people that swam in the meet. I remember a lot of records broken during the meet. I had some personal bests at the time.
Eddie Reese swam in the meet and so did Richard Quick, who was the Women's Coach at Texas at that time. The one swim I do remember at that the meet, was Jim Mongomery swimming in the 30-34 age group, was the first masters swimmer to go under 1:40 in the 200 Yard Free. His time was 1:39 something. He also tied John Tudor in the 50 Free to the exact hundreth.
Eddie would just ask someone to host it or submit a bid or be the meet organizer, which could wind up being me.
I don't think anyone has had any interest in being the meet host.
I think the last masters meet held at the swim center in Austin was in March or April 1999.
I'd love it if there were a SCM meet in December at the swim center.
Ande
Originally posted by TheGoodSmith
I sent an email to Eddie asking him who in the Swim Center to send the information for hosting masters nationals. I will let you know if he responds. John Smith
I heard that there was a vendor deal that blocks USMS from using the Texas pool with our normal vendor deals for Nationals. Could be wrong but I know afew years ago that was the story I got.
Hey Jeff (Commings), send Eddie a note too. I sent it a few weeks ago but didn't get a reply. Ask him if the Swim Center would host, outdoor USMS Nationals.
John Smith
