Am I to assume, with the last hurrah for this generation of tech suits, that Nationals will be huge, and therefore no 6th event?
Is it even worth it to enter 6?
What about Harvard? Right off the T, Olympic-size pool...
Not big enough. That's where we host the New England LMSC Champs. We had 1064 entered swimmers this year, and the meet was too large.
We have a great facility, and it is certainly large from many perspectives. We have good deck space, and spectator seating for 1200. However, we only have a single 8-lane competition course. In order to host a SCY nationals, you really need to have at least two 8-lane competition courses at a minimum, plus warmup space. (Harvard's pool has a 8-lane competition course, and a 6-lane shallow course. Before pool depth restrictions went into place, we could use the shallow 6-lane course for competition, but now you can't dive in down there. We use it for 1000/1650 free at our New England Meet on a volunteer basis, because you have to do an in-water start.)
A Harvard expansion project has us slated for a new pool at some point. 5 years ago, they would have told you it would be built in the next couple of years, but with the economic downturn, that has all been pushed well out.
-Rick
What about Harvard? Right off the T, Olympic-size pool...
Not big enough. That's where we host the New England LMSC Champs. We had 1064 entered swimmers this year, and the meet was too large.
We have a great facility, and it is certainly large from many perspectives. We have good deck space, and spectator seating for 1200. However, we only have a single 8-lane competition course. In order to host a SCY nationals, you really need to have at least two 8-lane competition courses at a minimum, plus warmup space. (Harvard's pool has a 8-lane competition course, and a 6-lane shallow course. Before pool depth restrictions went into place, we could use the shallow 6-lane course for competition, but now you can't dive in down there. We use it for 1000/1650 free at our New England Meet on a volunteer basis, because you have to do an in-water start.)
A Harvard expansion project has us slated for a new pool at some point. 5 years ago, they would have told you it would be built in the next couple of years, but with the economic downturn, that has all been pushed well out.
-Rick
