Why aren't we seeing questions and discussions about the World FINA championship problem? The issue is apparently that Sweden was the only nation to volunteer to host the 2010 world championships - but Gothenburg Sweden does not have a site with two 50 meter pools in the same location. So the meet will be apparently be conducted in two separate pools in different parts of the city. Our and probably many other teams will be impacted by separating male and female swimming events. It's not only team cohesiveness and support, but the important role of our coach that's affected. He can't be in two places at once. Our team from Reston was planning to have a good turnout - but now those plans are cancelled.
I hope to contact USMS officials to see if any other options are possible - even startiing early in the morning and ending late at night.
If anyone has further info or insights we'd welcome hearing them, because my wife and I had looked forward to this opportunity.
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Resurrecting this thread to mention I was on the Worlds website and they've posted how the pools will be used. Women swim in the Valhalla pool the first day (800 free day) and then they alternate from there. The Valhalla pool is the nice indoor pool. The other pool is shallow (1.1 to 1.8 meters), outdoor, and probably not real fast. Relay day, of course, is at the Valhalla pool exclusively. Most of my favorite events fall on the days where the men are at the slower pool. That's the breaks, I guess!
Resurrecting this thread to mention I was on the Worlds website and they've posted how the pools will be used. Women swim in the Valhalla pool the first day (800 free day) and then they alternate from there. The Valhalla pool is the nice indoor pool. The other pool is shallow (1.1 to 1.8 meters), outdoor, and probably not real fast. Relay day, of course, is at the Valhalla pool exclusively. Most of my favorite events fall on the days where the men are at the slower pool. That's the breaks, I guess!
