There is a proposal pendiing to require Nationals be held "at venues located within the boundaries of USMS." If adopted, it would preclude Puerto Rico's bid.
How do we feel about it?
Parents
Former Member
I think its silly to put constraints on possible locations. As each meet approaches, the merits of any potential site can be considered. If a good meet could be put on in P.R., and many of us could get there, it should be in the running.
To never even consider such a possibility seems arbitrary. If there were several quality bids to choose from, maybe P.R. wouldn't win out. That hardly seems to be the case for recent nationals meets.
As for the issue of an expanding international flavor, what are we afraid of? That we might get beat? That we don't want to hear Spanish spoken pool side?
I think its silly to put constraints on possible locations. As each meet approaches, the merits of any potential site can be considered. If a good meet could be put on in P.R., and many of us could get there, it should be in the running.
To never even consider such a possibility seems arbitrary. If there were several quality bids to choose from, maybe P.R. wouldn't win out. That hardly seems to be the case for recent nationals meets.
As for the issue of an expanding international flavor, what are we afraid of? That we might get beat? That we don't want to hear Spanish spoken pool side?
