Let me first say that I had a blast in Atlanta and enjoyed every minute of it (even the last minute of the 1000), so this list is somewhat tongue in cheek:
10. No Starbucks within walking distance of the Hampton Inn.
9. The taste of an Italian soda called "Beverly" at the Coca Cola Museum; it reminded me of viscous lidocaine--what is with that?
8. The stairway access to the pool deck from the stands.
7. Missing out on a medal in the 200 free relay because eight of the teams finishing ahead of us were from "regional" clubs representing entire states.
6. Two swimmers from TXLA trying to recruit my 87 year old father to join their team instead of swimming for Nitro.
5. No Starbucks within walkiing distance of the pool.
4. Turning at the bulkhead, although I nailed all of mine.
3. That one starter who shall remain nameless.
2. Not getting to meet Rich Abrahams, among others.
1. It ended.
My comments are not meant to be whiny in any way. They are just my experiences. As any good host will do, they want to ask/know what was good and what could have been better. Rob Butcher asked me what I thought could be better and I told him about the warm up pool not being too safe. Then I suggested that they put lottery tickets in the goody bags. How cool would that be if someone won?
If anyone looks at the TT Things/Good they would see A LOT of great things.
The good things far outweigh the bad at this meet. I would be surprised if they didn't want to host another nationals. They did an awesome job, especially considering 2000 swimmers and spectators. If I really think about it, there were key parts that made it great, ie Mark Gill announcing, etc. (see list on other thread)
When you have a pointed thread like this, made for sharing disappointments, etc. it's gonna look whiny.
:2cents:
My comments are not meant to be whiny in any way. They are just my experiences. As any good host will do, they want to ask/know what was good and what could have been better. Rob Butcher asked me what I thought could be better and I told him about the warm up pool not being too safe. Then I suggested that they put lottery tickets in the goody bags. How cool would that be if someone won?
If anyone looks at the TT Things/Good they would see A LOT of great things.
The good things far outweigh the bad at this meet. I would be surprised if they didn't want to host another nationals. They did an awesome job, especially considering 2000 swimmers and spectators. If I really think about it, there were key parts that made it great, ie Mark Gill announcing, etc. (see list on other thread)
When you have a pointed thread like this, made for sharing disappointments, etc. it's gonna look whiny.
:2cents:
