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!
I think you probably just have more pools and more pool time out west. I'm not a huge fan of swimming outdoors myself.
Growing up on the east coast, I wasn't either. But now that I've been doing it for a year, I couldn't imagine going back. Again, we probably have more pools because we don't need to enclose them in a building. All you need is the space and a water heater and you're in business.
I'm happy with the meets moving around the country. Except in very rare circumstances, though, unless I can drive to it I won't be attending. (I bet that mine is the majority view, too, though maybe not among posters at this board.) I don't care that much because I get plenty of competition at the Pacific Masters championship meets and I look to the top ten times as the true "championship" since even in a good year not nearly all of the best swimmers go to nationals...
I think you probably just have more pools and more pool time out west. I'm not a huge fan of swimming outdoors myself.
Growing up on the east coast, I wasn't either. But now that I've been doing it for a year, I couldn't imagine going back. Again, we probably have more pools because we don't need to enclose them in a building. All you need is the space and a water heater and you're in business.
I'm happy with the meets moving around the country. Except in very rare circumstances, though, unless I can drive to it I won't be attending. (I bet that mine is the majority view, too, though maybe not among posters at this board.) I don't care that much because I get plenty of competition at the Pacific Masters championship meets and I look to the top ten times as the true "championship" since even in a good year not nearly all of the best swimmers go to nationals...
