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!
Maybe West Coast folks are more inclined to put out the effort than East Coast folks?
Just a thought - not saying East Coasters are lazy or anything like that so don't go off on me. :whiteflag:
Maybe WC just bids more often than EC - still haven't seen an answer that delineates bid history to any degree. I think if the EC swimmers want it on the EC more often, they're going to have to come up with the possibilities and just bid more.
No need to duck, Jim! We aren't even discussing politics! lol
I understand your point. I can't speak for non-DC areas particularly. Jeff Strahota explained the problem we have in the DC area because of population density issues and lack of warm up pools. U of Md is an outstanding facility. Maybe everyone can warm down in the showers.
I doubt it's laziness. At least in DC, we have a tradition of hosting the vast percentage of Colonies Zones meets in at least the last 5 years or so. NE Masters puts on a lot of meets. Their SCY meet at Harvard seems to draw about 800 swimmers or so. Maybe it's big enough?
Maybe West Coast folks are more inclined to put out the effort than East Coast folks?
Just a thought - not saying East Coasters are lazy or anything like that so don't go off on me. :whiteflag:
Maybe WC just bids more often than EC - still haven't seen an answer that delineates bid history to any degree. I think if the EC swimmers want it on the EC more often, they're going to have to come up with the possibilities and just bid more.
No need to duck, Jim! We aren't even discussing politics! lol
I understand your point. I can't speak for non-DC areas particularly. Jeff Strahota explained the problem we have in the DC area because of population density issues and lack of warm up pools. U of Md is an outstanding facility. Maybe everyone can warm down in the showers.
I doubt it's laziness. At least in DC, we have a tradition of hosting the vast percentage of Colonies Zones meets in at least the last 5 years or so. NE Masters puts on a lot of meets. Their SCY meet at Harvard seems to draw about 800 swimmers or so. Maybe it's big enough?
