We also have the PG Sports and Learning Complex, Naval Academy, Takoma Rec Center, Freedom/Manassas AC, UMBC, MAC, Germantown AC, outdoor RMSC, all with 50M pools and good-sized meet experience. But for a national meet??? Not so much.
Of course the easy solution to the "problem" is to do like the YMCA does, and use bids and just lock in a single location each for 3 SCY Nationals' and SCM Nationals. I vote for Ft Lauderdale/HOF for both!
Unfortunately, Freedom Ctr isn't large enough. For SC Nats there needs to be 2 pools running which means no warm-up/down area at Freedom and same for LC. I wish we could hold it since it's such a nice pool (minus the band aids they never clean up).
I like your idea of USMS contacting pools that can hold Nats and seeing if they are willing.
Alison
We also have the PG Sports and Learning Complex, Naval Academy, Takoma Rec Center, Freedom/Manassas AC, UMBC, MAC, Germantown AC, outdoor RMSC, all with 50M pools and good-sized meet experience. But for a national meet??? Not so much.
Of course the easy solution to the "problem" is to do like the YMCA does, and use bids and just lock in a single location each for 3 SCY Nationals' and SCM Nationals. I vote for Ft Lauderdale/HOF for both!
Unfortunately, Freedom Ctr isn't large enough. For SC Nats there needs to be 2 pools running which means no warm-up/down area at Freedom and same for LC. I wish we could hold it since it's such a nice pool (minus the band aids they never clean up).
I like your idea of USMS contacting pools that can hold Nats and seeing if they are willing.
Alison
