... if you are not going to beat anybody?
I pretty much want to go. I am close to NQTs in a few events (I know I can swim some events even if I don't make time). But looking at past results, swimming the QT typically puts you in the lower 1/4. Looking at the schedule, I'd end up swimming the slow heats of one event, 2 if I make time, a day.
Is the overall experience worth the cost of the trip?
(I did lurk in all last year's Nationals threads, but I'd like to hear it all again. :) )
Hopefully, there will be lodging left when I make the decision.
There are always hotels here, it is just a matter of how close you want to be to the pool. If you decide to go and can't find something, shoot me a PM. Since I live here, I may be able to help.
As for going or not, I went the last time it was here in Arizona but had a rather bad experience and skipped my last event. Really put a bad taste in my mouth and turned me off from all meets until last year I finally did one. I'll be out of town when it is going on this year, competing in a running race across the country.
Hopefully, there will be lodging left when I make the decision.
There are always hotels here, it is just a matter of how close you want to be to the pool. If you decide to go and can't find something, shoot me a PM. Since I live here, I may be able to help.
As for going or not, I went the last time it was here in Arizona but had a rather bad experience and skipped my last event. Really put a bad taste in my mouth and turned me off from all meets until last year I finally did one. I'll be out of town when it is going on this year, competing in a running race across the country.
