where are Nationals in 2009?

Can't be flying out to the west coast too often, en famille or solo. A swimmer from New Jersey recently contacted me because she was very put out about Nationals being in Oregon. She commented about how often Nationals are on the west coast - "Why do they always have to be there?" she said, disdainfully. The comment piqued my interest. So I did a little research and found there really is a distinct trend. In the last decade, USMS held 19 Nationals. Here's the geographic breakdown by time zone: Eastern = 10 (53%) Pacific = 5 (26%) Central = 2 (11%) Mountain = 1 (5%) Hawaii = 1 (5%) The rough distribution by time zone came in about the same for Nationals I've attended - 24 since 1992 - all but three in the last decade. That includes 9 when I lived in N.J. – I escaped N.J. by car in 1998…it took about 5 days – and 15 since living in Oregon. Half of the Nationals I've attended were in the Eastern Time zone, 25% were in Pacific, and 25% were in other time zones. Between 1997 and 2007, Florida held four Nationals - more than any other state during that time period.

Can't be flying out to the west coast too often, en famille or solo. A swimmer from New Jersey recently contacted me because she was very put out about Nationals being in Oregon. She commented about how often Nationals are on the west coast - "Why do they always have to be there?" she said, disdainfully. The comment piqued my interest. So I did a little research and found there really is a distinct trend. In the last decade, USMS held 19 Nationals. Here's the geographic breakdown by time zone: Eastern = 10 (53%) Pacific = 5 (26%) Central = 2 (11%) Mountain = 1 (5%) Hawaii = 1 (5%) The rough distribution by time zone came in about the same for Nationals I've attended - 24 since 1992 - all but three in the last decade. That includes 9 when I lived in N.J. – I escaped N.J. by car in 1998…it took about 5 days – and 15 since living in Oregon. Half of the Nationals I've attended were in the Eastern Time zone, 25% were in Pacific, and 25% were in other time zones. Between 1997 and 2007, Florida held four Nationals - more than any other state during that time period.