The 2011 USMS Summer LCM Nationals
RESULTS
Aug 3 - 6, 2011 at
Auburn University in
Auburn, AL MAP
Order of Events
Qualifying Times
Aquatic Center
Hotels
Visitors Guide
Auburn Masters Swim Team
Auburn University Women's & Men's Swimming & Diving
ARE you going?
What suit are you going to rock in your races? TIPS
One of the masters swimmers I train with went to Auburn,
this morning I asked him
"How do you get to Auburn?"
He said fly into Atlanta then drive 2 hours to Auburn.
He added if you do this, one thing you want to be aware of is
Atlanta is on Eastern Time & Auburn is on Central time
so when you drive from:
Atlanta to Auburn you subtract an hour &
Auburn to Atlanta you add an hour.
Thought I would put this here instead of the sandbagging thread. Elaine was asking about the conditions at Auburn for Nationals. Here's what I've found so far:
First, this article from swimmer magazine has some good info: www.usms.org/.../swimmer_article.pdf
Crowded warm-up lanes won’t be a problem at Auburn. “We are fortunate to have a lot of water space available here,” says meet director and Athletic Operations Manager Sarah Stallkamp. Inside the Aquatics Center, a total of fourteen 25-yard lanes will serve as continuous warm-up space. Swimmers will also have carte blanche to a 10- lane, 50-meter outdoor pool, situated a short walking distance away.
I was hoping to talk to someone that trained at Auburn last summer but she was already warming up before I could get a chance. Since that fell through, I went to a second-hand source. Dave usually knows what's going on so his response is proabably more accurate than my guesses:
Outdoor pool - 2 aerators run at night. Summer nighttime temps in Alabama run in the upper 60s to lower 70s. It should stay cool unless we get several consecutive days in the upper 90s and warmer than normal nighttime temps.
Indoor warm up pool - should be close to the competition pool temp... no guarantees but this isn't a noodling pool.
Diving well - The diving well is connected to the main pool so I'm not sure how they could keep the diving end significantly warmer than the rest of the pool. If you hit a warm patch of water, it is likely due to your fellow competitors warming up in your lane.
Thought I would put this here instead of the sandbagging thread. Elaine was asking about the conditions at Auburn for Nationals. Here's what I've found so far:
First, this article from swimmer magazine has some good info: www.usms.org/.../swimmer_article.pdf
Crowded warm-up lanes won’t be a problem at Auburn. “We are fortunate to have a lot of water space available here,” says meet director and Athletic Operations Manager Sarah Stallkamp. Inside the Aquatics Center, a total of fourteen 25-yard lanes will serve as continuous warm-up space. Swimmers will also have carte blanche to a 10- lane, 50-meter outdoor pool, situated a short walking distance away.
I was hoping to talk to someone that trained at Auburn last summer but she was already warming up before I could get a chance. Since that fell through, I went to a second-hand source. Dave usually knows what's going on so his response is proabably more accurate than my guesses:
Outdoor pool - 2 aerators run at night. Summer nighttime temps in Alabama run in the upper 60s to lower 70s. It should stay cool unless we get several consecutive days in the upper 90s and warmer than normal nighttime temps.
Indoor warm up pool - should be close to the competition pool temp... no guarantees but this isn't a noodling pool.
Diving well - The diving well is connected to the main pool so I'm not sure how they could keep the diving end significantly warmer than the rest of the pool. If you hit a warm patch of water, it is likely due to your fellow competitors warming up in your lane.
