So, now that we are on the countdown to May 09 - who is coming and what do you plan to swim?
This will be my first US Master's National meet, and it happens to be happening in my back yard (at least very close to where I grew up and swam USA club). Over is San Luis Obispo now, but it's a short hop, skip, and jump over the foothills to Clovis!
Jeff,
From what I have seen at least with regards to my local area, part of issue of East Coast bids is facilities. In the DC area there are several locations that at first glance seem good candidates for SCY Nats (George Mason, Univ of MD, PG&S, Fairlands, etc.) but each of them has a shortfall in one or more areas when it comes to deck space, warmup/down lanes, parking, spectator areas, etc. As the space gets tight, the necessary acreage for a championship quality aquatic facility, at least on the East Coast, is harder and harder to come by.
Baltimore had the largest LCM Nats yet.U of Tenn has 3 50M pools.Buffalo has had several Nats,and what about Auburn?
Jeff,
From what I have seen at least with regards to my local area, part of issue of East Coast bids is facilities. In the DC area there are several locations that at first glance seem good candidates for SCY Nats (George Mason, Univ of MD, PG&S, Fairlands, etc.) but each of them has a shortfall in one or more areas when it comes to deck space, warmup/down lanes, parking, spectator areas, etc. As the space gets tight, the necessary acreage for a championship quality aquatic facility, at least on the East Coast, is harder and harder to come by.
Baltimore had the largest LCM Nats yet.U of Tenn has 3 50M pools.Buffalo has had several Nats,and what about Auburn?
