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**swimshark** · June 16th, 2009, 09:10 AM

Any one know if anyone is bidding to host LCM Zones this year?

**pwolf66** · June 16th, 2009, 09:33 AM

I think the answer is no one. Which is a serious bummer.

**tjrpatt** · June 16th, 2009, 01:45 PM

I think that there would have been an entry form by now. Last year's LCM Zones was so much fun. Then again, Maybe something will happen at the last minute.

**swimshark** · June 16th, 2009, 03:50 PM

Huge bummer. I know there is a bid for SCM Zones at the Freedom Ctr but the weekend isn't the best - Thanksgiving weekend. But it's better than nothing.

It's sad that we can't get anyone to bid on LCM Zones.

**tjrpatt** · June 16th, 2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by swimshark

Huge bummer. I know there is a bid for SCM Zones at the Freedom Ctr but the weekend isn't the best - Thanksgiving weekend. But it's better than nothing.

It's sad that we can't get anyone to bid on LCM Zones.

Who bids on the meet, the Aquatic Center? The only places to have it in PA are Bucknell and Penn State but I don't think that alot of people want to go to the Middle of nowhere, PA for a meet. Of course, it might be beneficial for the upstate New York crowd. But, whether it is in Central PA or DC, it will still be 2.5 to 3 hours to get to from Philly. There is a pool in South Jersey to have it but it doesn't have a warmdown pool and everyone loves the warmdown pool.

**swimshark** · June 16th, 2009, 04:32 PM

Usually a team has to bid on a meet but I don't see why a pool couldn't bid. As long as someone wants to lead as in being the meet director, it wouldn't matter who actually bids. In the case of the SCM Zones, it's the masters team at the Freedom Ctr that bid.

By the way, I'd love to swim at Bucknell. My parents both graduated from there

**tjrpatt** · June 16th, 2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by swimshark

Usually a team has to bid on a meet but I don't see why a pool couldn't bid. As long as someone wants to lead as in being the meet director, it wouldn't matter who actually bids. In the case of the SCM Zones, it's the masters team at the Freedom Ctr that bid.

By the way, I'd love to swim at Bucknell. My parents both graduated from there

It looks like a really nice facility. They have alot of Age Group meets there. Our Summer Senior Champs are there. I was going to go but the meet goes from Wed to Sat.(WTH!!). I can understand this schedule for Sectionals or Nationals but a Senior Champs. Crazy!

**swimshark** · June 17th, 2009, 08:47 AM

Four days is a lot! Are there trials and finals?

**KEWebb18** · June 17th, 2009, 09:55 AM

This greatly disappoints me. I had hoped to get in another LCM swim meet this summer! I guess that I will just have to save my speed for another meet

**tjrpatt** · June 17th, 2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by swimshark

Four days is a lot! Are there trials and finals?

Oh yeah! I guess that they a spread it for a distance events or something. There were other local meets that started on thursday to Saturday. Just very inconvenient for the older swimmers and the parents who have to take the swimmers to the meets.

**pwolf66** · June 17th, 2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tjrpatt

It looks like a really nice facility. They have alot of Age Group meets there. Our Summer Senior Champs are there. I was going to go but the meet goes from Wed to Sat.(WTH!!). I can understand this schedule for Sectionals or Nationals but a Senior Champs. Crazy!

Actually, think about it. A typical 4-day (there are several that occur in PVS) meet runs Thursday thru Sunday. Except this weekend Sunday is Fathers Day so it sounds like since school is out they shifted it a day earlier. Not that unusual.

**tjrpatt** · June 17th, 2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pwolf66

Actually, think about it. A typical 4-day (there are several that occur in PVS) meet runs Thursday thru Sunday. Except this weekend Sunday is Fathers Day so it sounds like since school is out they shifted it a day earlier. Not that unusual.

Our Second Champs are in late July so the schedule is odd. I guess that they do because it is in Nowheresville, PA and this way, with the meet ending on Saturday, people can use Sunday to get back home or something. Thursday through Saturday could have been semi-ok.

**pwolf66** · June 17th, 2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tjrpatt

Our Second Champs are in late July so the schedule is odd. I guess that they do because it is in Nowheresville, PA and this way, with the meet ending on Saturday, people can use Sunday to get back home or something. Thursday through Saturday could have been semi-ok.

Except that Th-Sat is only three days and depending on the size and scope of the meet could be very hard to fit Trials/Finals in three days.

**tjrpatt** · June 17th, 2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by pwolf66

Except that Th-Sat is only three days and depending on the size and scope of the meet could be very hard to fit Trials/Finals in three days.

I think that the 4 day Senior Champ meet thing is a new thing in my LSC. It isn't done in the winter and it sure wasn't done when I was coming up. Now that I remember, they had a thursday night 1000 free, then three days of prelim/finals. This meet is 4 days of prelim/finals. It is not a big deal because it was too close to Nationals.

talne621 · June 29th, 2009, 10:23 AM

Where is the Freedom Center? Are we sure that they put in a bid for SCM zones.

**swimshark** · June 30th, 2009, 03:55 PM

Freedom Center is in Manassas, VA. Near 66 and a great pool. Yes, they put a bid in. I spoke to the person who submitted the bid.

**tjrpatt** · June 30th, 2009, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by swimshark

Freedom Center is in Manassas, VA. Near 66 and a great pool. Yes, they put a bid in. I spoke to the person who submitted the bid.

Plus, it is near the Potomac Mills Mall. Is that mall still pretty nice?

**swimshark** · July 1st, 2009, 08:47 AM

Freedom Ctr is about 40 min away from Potomac Mills Mall. Yes, it's still pretty nice. I don't get there as often as I want since it's about an hour from me. But when I do go, I always find bargains. Plus.. Ikea is there

The Long Ranger · July 1st, 2009, 11:54 PM

No Zones really bites! Do you know if anyone has suggested a series of meets covering all of the events, including the 800, 1500, and 400 I.M.? In this economy, travel is an issue. At the same time, there's no 1500, anywhere, other than the N.E. Championships, and that falls at a time too close to our children getting out of school, etc. Even if each place ran a segment like the six meet series in Maryland! (One weekend, just the 800 & 1500 on a Sunday morning, the 400 I.M., 200 breast, 50 back, 100fly another venue and week, etc.) Most of Colonies gets closed out on competing the longer events during LCM unless they go to Nationals or NE!

**swimshark** · July 2nd, 2009, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by The Long Ranger

No Zones really bites! Do you know if anyone has suggested a series of meets covering all of the events, including the 800, 1500, and 400 I.M.? In this economy, travel is an issue. At the same time, there's no 1500, anywhere, other than the N.E. Championships, and that falls at a time too close to our children getting out of school, etc. Even if each place ran a segment like the six meet series in Maryland! (One weekend, just the 800 & 1500 on a Sunday morning, the 400 I.M., 200 breast, 50 back, 100fly another venue and week, etc.) Most of Colonies gets closed out on competing the longer events during LCM unless they go to Nationals or NE!

That's a really good idea. Cause I'm looking and no meets near here are offering anything more than the 400 free. I want the 800 free. Grrrr. Not having a LCM Zones is frustrating. Mason people??

I talked to Cy today about the SCM Zones bid. Change in the bid. He will not bid as Zones but as a meet on Thanksgiving weekend. So it looks like we might not have a Zones bid for SCM

June 16th, 2009, 09:10 AM	#1
swimshark Very Active Member Alison Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: DC/ Nothern VA Posts: 1,278	LCM Zones? Any one know if anyone is bidding to host LCM Zones this year?

June 16th, 2009, 09:33 AM	#2
pwolf66 Rounder than I used to be Paul Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Montgomery Village, MD Posts: 2,210 Blog Entries: 280	Re: LCM Zones? I think the answer is no one. Which is a serious bummer.

June 16th, 2009, 01:45 PM	#3
tjrpatt Distance Man Tom Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Delaware Valley(Philly), PA Posts: 1,328 Blog Entries: 351	Re: LCM Zones? I think that there would have been an entry form by now. Last year's LCM Zones was so much fun. Then again, Maybe something will happen at the last minute. __________________ http://forums.usms.org/blog.php?u=2837

June 16th, 2009, 03:50 PM	#4
swimshark Very Active Member Alison Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: DC/ Nothern VA Posts: 1,278	Re: LCM Zones? Huge bummer. I know there is a bid for SCM Zones at the Freedom Ctr but the weekend isn't the best - Thanksgiving weekend. But it's better than nothing. It's sad that we can't get anyone to bid on LCM Zones.

June 16th, 2009, 04:32 PM	#6
swimshark Very Active Member Alison Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: DC/ Nothern VA Posts: 1,278	Re: LCM Zones? Usually a team has to bid on a meet but I don't see why a pool couldn't bid. As long as someone wants to lead as in being the meet director, it wouldn't matter who actually bids. In the case of the SCM Zones, it's the masters team at the Freedom Ctr that bid. By the way, I'd love to swim at Bucknell. My parents both graduated from there

June 17th, 2009, 08:47 AM	#8
swimshark Very Active Member Alison Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: DC/ Nothern VA Posts: 1,278	Re: LCM Zones? Four days is a lot! Are there trials and finals?

June 17th, 2009, 09:55 AM	#9
KEWebb18 Very Active Member Katie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 189 Blog Entries: 132	Re: LCM Zones? This greatly disappoints me. I had hoped to get in another LCM swim meet this summer! I guess that I will just have to save my speed for another meet

June 29th, 2009, 10:23 AM	#15
talne621 Very Active Member Thomas Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 114	Re: LCM Zones? Where is the Freedom Center? Are we sure that they put in a bid for SCM zones.

June 30th, 2009, 03:55 PM	#16
swimshark Very Active Member Alison Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: DC/ Nothern VA Posts: 1,278	Re: LCM Zones? Freedom Center is in Manassas, VA. Near 66 and a great pool. Yes, they put a bid in. I spoke to the person who submitted the bid.

July 1st, 2009, 08:47 AM	#18
swimshark Very Active Member Alison Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: DC/ Nothern VA Posts: 1,278	Re: LCM Zones? Freedom Ctr is about 40 min away from Potomac Mills Mall. Yes, it's still pretty nice. I don't get there as often as I want since it's about an hour from me. But when I do go, I always find bargains. Plus.. Ikea is there

July 1st, 2009, 11:54 PM	#19
The Long Ranger Participating Member The Shadow Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Classified Posts: 4 Blog Entries: 1	Re: LCM Zones? No Zones really bites! Do you know if anyone has suggested a series of meets covering all of the events, including the 800, 1500, and 400 I.M.? In this economy, travel is an issue. At the same time, there's no 1500, anywhere, other than the N.E. Championships, and that falls at a time too close to our children getting out of school, etc. Even if each place ran a segment like the six meet series in Maryland! (One weekend, just the 800 & 1500 on a Sunday morning, the 400 I.M., 200 breast, 50 back, 100fly another venue and week, etc.) Most of Colonies gets closed out on competing the longer events during LCM unless they go to Nationals or NE!

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