The World Championships will be a long meet spread over many days. I have a couple of free days between my races, as I am sure many others do too. Obviously we need to get in the water to practice/warm-up on these days. While at the USMS Nationals in Coral Springs I heard we will not be able to use the facilities at Avery Aquatic Center if we are not racing on that particular day. If that is true, where will we be able to swim (preferably in a LC pool) on our non-race days?
Originally posted by Nancy Ridout
International competition is much more structured in ways like this than USMS swimmers are used to. We are definitely more informal and loose about showing up behind the block before it's your turn to compete.
Nancy
Indeed. I went to a meet in Sydney, Australia, and it worked the same way, though they let you walk a few yards from the marshaling area to watch the meet or stretch somewhere else after you sign in.
I can understand the reasons for it. It keeps the starting ends less crowded. It creates some sense of order. But I think 30 minutes is a bit long to be sitting in the marshaling area. I wonder how long the Olympians have to sit in the room before parading out. I think it's 15 minutes.
Originally posted by Nancy Ridout
International competition is much more structured in ways like this than USMS swimmers are used to. We are definitely more informal and loose about showing up behind the block before it's your turn to compete.
Nancy
Indeed. I went to a meet in Sydney, Australia, and it worked the same way, though they let you walk a few yards from the marshaling area to watch the meet or stretch somewhere else after you sign in.
I can understand the reasons for it. It keeps the starting ends less crowded. It creates some sense of order. But I think 30 minutes is a bit long to be sitting in the marshaling area. I wonder how long the Olympians have to sit in the room before parading out. I think it's 15 minutes.
