I read that LC Nationals would be at the Woodlands (Texas) next year. While I am happy that the meet is in my backyard, that pool has one significant flaw. The shallow end is only 3 feet deep which causes the blocks to be only 18 inches or so off the water (on that end).
The Woodlands typically uses the shallow end as the start end for 50's so that timers do not have to move. I know this is just anecdotal, but my personal experiences have been poor. From the same meet: I went a 25.6 from the shallow end and then 25.0 from the deep (leading off a relay) in 2001. In 2002 26.0, 25.3 (again leading off a relay) and even back in 1997 I went a 25.5 anchoring a relay from the shallow end, and then a 25.5 in the regular event from the deep end.
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In fact, if you miss your qualification time at USMS Nats, everyone politely assumes that you are just having a bad day (more of these occur the morning after the Social (sybaritic blowout customary at these occasions). Any scorn, opprobrium or outright shunning is reserved only for swimmers who stand at the wrong end and miss their heat.
In fact, if you miss your qualification time at USMS Nats, everyone politely assumes that you are just having a bad day (more of these occur the morning after the Social (sybaritic blowout customary at these occasions). Any scorn, opprobrium or outright shunning is reserved only for swimmers who stand at the wrong end and miss their heat.
