Greetings,
This is my first post, but I have been reading for a few months. I swim with the Shawangunks Masters in New York - with Dave Barra and Terry Laughlin.
I am taking a cross country road trip this spring and I am planning on visiting a masters swim team wherever I am able. So if you know of a team that I absolutely must visit, let me know. Tips on cheap lodging are also welcome.
I will be swimming at zones at GMU in April, so will look forward to meeting some of you there.
So far my trip includes the following places:
Chicago, Kansas City, Boulder, Las Vegas, San Diego. I'll probably be visting the San Franisco and Davis areas as well as Seattle and I don't know what else because the plan is quite flexible once I am out there.
If people are interested I will keep a log of where I am and what teams I have swum with. Let me know what you think.
See you soon.
Hash
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Hash,
If you are in San Diego, you might like to swim with UCSD Masters - 2 50 meter pools - 4 workouts a day - a $10.00 drop-in - if you are here on the weekends parking is free, but during the week, just use the meters. The coach's name is Sickie.
recreation.ucsd.edu/.../
In San Francisco, the University of San Francisco (USF) has several workouts that could work for you. Parking is a hassle during the week. If you are near Stanford University in Palo Alto, I highly recommend their workouts - beautiful pools - great coaching. The coach's name is Tim.
Cheap lodging in San Diego..... all depends on how close to the beach you want to stay - Hotel Circle has a number of inexpensive hotels, and you are pretty close to the beach.
Good luck - I have managed to swim with a Masters Swim Team in almost every city I have ever traveled - make sure you get on the USMS Places to Swim section - then call and/or e-mail coaches. It is important to do this, because sometimes the posted workout times are incorrect. Most coaches also like to know you are coming.
Some places charge you - others will let you swim for free. It's all worth it for the experience of swimming with different teams! Have fun!
Janet
Hash,
If you are in San Diego, you might like to swim with UCSD Masters - 2 50 meter pools - 4 workouts a day - a $10.00 drop-in - if you are here on the weekends parking is free, but during the week, just use the meters. The coach's name is Sickie.
recreation.ucsd.edu/.../
In San Francisco, the University of San Francisco (USF) has several workouts that could work for you. Parking is a hassle during the week. If you are near Stanford University in Palo Alto, I highly recommend their workouts - beautiful pools - great coaching. The coach's name is Tim.
Cheap lodging in San Diego..... all depends on how close to the beach you want to stay - Hotel Circle has a number of inexpensive hotels, and you are pretty close to the beach.
Good luck - I have managed to swim with a Masters Swim Team in almost every city I have ever traveled - make sure you get on the USMS Places to Swim section - then call and/or e-mail coaches. It is important to do this, because sometimes the posted workout times are incorrect. Most coaches also like to know you are coming.
Some places charge you - others will let you swim for free. It's all worth it for the experience of swimming with different teams! Have fun!
Janet
