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Rude Reconnaissance

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pwb
, April 14th, 2012 at 02:15 AM (148 Views)
JimRude had posted a question on Facebook about a pool at the College of San Mateo (http://collegeofsanmateo.edu/swimmin.../swimming1.jpg), host of the Pacific Masters LCM champs this summer over the August 10th-12th weekend. As most of my client travel has me in the San Fran area, I tried a drop-in swim today to check the place out. The results were impressive:

  • 2 year old pool,
  • 8 wide 50 meter lanes set up SCY with a gazillion width-wise lanes,
  • Constant 7' depth
  • Ultra clean, perfect temp (79) and, I believe, a salt-chlorination system
  • Welcoming on-deck coach and a head Masters coach (of this team (http://www.smccd.edu/sanmateoathleti...cs/masters.asp) that made sure I had everything I needed to get to the facility

I only had an hour to swim, but got in far more than I had anticipated. This was purely a bonus workout for me this week as I should be able to do two, high-quality swims this weekend:

  • 1 x 250: various free drills
  • 6 x 50: on 1:00, kick/drill, mostly free
  • 4 rounds of:
    • 1 x 200: free on 2:40, descend through the round (2:24 -> 2:10+)
    • 1 x 200: IM on 3:00, descend through the round (2:31 -> 2:20)
    • 4 x 50: IM order stroke by round on 0:50 (1:00 on breast)

  • 8 x 100: on 1:30, odds easy free, evens IM order stroke add-up (1:06, 1:08, 1:18, 1:00 = 4:32)
  • 1 x 150: float down

TOTAL: 3,900 SCY

Commentary:

  • For all you west coasters contemplating a late summer LCM meet you have two choices in California that weekend -- Pacific at this pool or Southern Pacific at Mission Viejo. Both meets will be great events and chock full of competition, but, if you're only picking based upon pool quality, I'd choose the meet in San Mateo. They also have a 6 lane 25 SCY warmup pool.
  • Some bozo, I assume, yanked the fire alarm in the middle of my sleep last night at the hotel. That really messed with what was looking like a good night's sleep.
  • My efforts today were solid ... nothing was 100% ... and my freestyle seems to be clicking a little better.

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Pools / Open Water since 2007

One pool added in bold below.

Pools I've trained in since 2007

  1. Cactus Aquatic Center (Scottsdale, AZ)
  2. Brophy Sports Campus (Phoenix, AZ)
  3. Lifetime Fitness (Scottsdale, AZ)
  4. Lifetime Fitness (Skokie, IL)
  5. Lifetime Fitness (Austin, TX)
  6. Somerville YMCA (Somerville, NJ)
  7. Raritan Valley Community College (Branchburg, NJ)
  8. IUPUI Natatorium (Indianapolis, IN)
  9. UT Swim Center (Austin, TX)
  10. U of Arizona Hillebrand Swim CenterTucson, AZ)
  11. Talisman Sports Complex (Calgary, Alberta)
  12. U of Lethbridge Max Bell Swim Centre (Lethbridge, Alberta)
  13. Crystal Pool (Victoria, British Columbia)
  14. Oaks Christian School (Westlake Village, CA)
  15. Lifetime Fitness (Berkeley Heights, NJ)
  16. Jewish Community Center (Scottsdale, AZ)
  17. McDowell Mountain Ranch Aquatic Center (Scottsdale, AZ)
  18. Desert Breeze Pool (Las Vegas, NV)
  19. The Olympic Club (San Francisco)
  20. Janet Evans Sports Complex (Fullerton, CA)
  21. Woollett Aquatic Center / Irvine High School (Irvine, CA)
  22. Bruce Hazard Pool @ Mission Valley YMCA (San Diego)
  23. UCSD Canyonview Pool (San Diego)
  24. Villanova University (Philadelphia, PA)
  25. Kino Aquatic Center (Mesa, AZ)
  26. Hilton Head Island Rec Center (Hilton Head, SC)
  27. YMCA Aquatic Center (Orlando, FL)
  28. Westin Sohna-Gurgaon (India)
  29. Reading Central Pool (Reading, England)
  30. Optimist Park (Raleigh, NC)
  31. Pullen Aquatic Center (Raleigh, NC)
  32. NOVA Aquatics Center shallow pool (Richmond, VA)
  33. Lifetime Fitness (Cary, NC)
  34. Philadelphia Airport Marriott
  35. Berkeley Aquatic Club (Berkeley Heights, NJ)
  36. Chatham County Aquatic Center (Savannah, GA)
  37. Lifetime Fitness (Tempe, AZ)
  38. Clark Swim Center (Walnut Creek, CA)
  39. Holy Names University (Oakland, CA w/Manatee Masters)
  40. B.A.D.A.S.S. Pool (Scottsdale, AZ)
  41. Summit YMCA (Summit, NJ)
  42. George Washington Rec Center (Alexandria, VA)
  43. ACAC (Midlothian, VA)
  44. Centennial Indoor Pool (Cranford, NJ)
  45. Mission Viejo Dive Tank pool (Mission Viejo, CA)
  46. Mesa Carson Westwood Aquatic Complex (Mesa, AZ)
  47. Lifetime Fitness (Goodyear, AZ)
  48. Victoria YMCA (Victoria, BC)
  49. Issaquah Julius Boehm Pool (Issaquah, WA)
  50. Charles Hadley Pool (Miami, FL)
  51. Pompano Beach Aquatic Center (FL)
  52. Culver City Municipal Plunge (CA)
  53. Stanford Avery Aquatic Center - Baker Pool (Palo Alto, CA)
  54. Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center (Beaverton, OR)
  55. Mt Hood Aquatic Center (Gresham, OR)
  56. Juniper Swim & Fitness Center (Bend, Or)
  57. George Haines International Swim Center (Santa Clara, CA)
  58. Renaissance Club Sport (Aliso Viejo, CA)
  59. Rengstorff Pool (Mountain View, CA)
  60. Coronado Municipal Pool (Coronado, CA)
  61. Eagle Park (Mountain View, CA)
  62. James City / Williamsburg Community Center (Williamsburg, VA)
  63. NOVA Aquatics Center deep pool (Richmond, VA)
  64. Belmont Plaza outdoor pool (Long Beach, CA)
  65. Laguna Beach HS Pool (CA)
  66. Lifetime Fitness (Florham Park, NJ)
  67. USF Koret Aquatic Center (San Fran)
  68. Lifetime Athletic (Vernon Hills, IL)
  69. Stanford Avery Aquatic Center - Bellardi Pool (Palo Alto, CA)
  70. Fremont Hills Country Club (Los Altos Hills, CA)
  71. Rinconada Pool (Palo Alto, CA)
  72. Burlingame Aquatic Center (Burlingame, CA)
  73. Medgar Evers Pool (Seattle, WA)
  74. McGill Memorial Pool (Montreal, QC)
  75. College of San Mateo (CA)

Pools I've competed in since 2007
  1. UT Swim Center (Austin, TX)
  2. ASU Mona Plummer (Tempe, AZ)
  3. Rutger's Sonny Werblin (Piscataway, NJ)
  4. Mission Viejo Nadadores (Mission Viejo, CA)
  5. U of Arizona Hillebrand Swim CenterTucson, AZ)
  6. Rinconada Pool (Palo Alto, CA)
  7. BEST Swim Club (Phoenix, AZ)
  8. Clovis North High School (Fresno, CA)
  9. YMCA Aquatic Center (Orlando, FL)
  10. Kino Aquatic Center (Mesa, AZ)
  11. Georgia Tech Aquatic Center (Atlanta, GA)
  12. Cactus Aquatic Center (Scottsdale, AZ)
  13. Desert Breeze Pool (Las Vegas, NV)
  14. Saanich Commonwealth Place (Victoria, BC)
  15. Skyline Aquatic Center (Mesa, AZ)
  16. Glendale Foothills Aquatic Center (Glendale, AZ)

Open Water courses trained/competed in since 2007

  1. Tempe Town Lake (Tempe, AZ)
  2. Lake Pend Oreille (Sandpoint, ID)
  3. La Jolla Cove / Pacific Ocean (La Jolla, CA)
  4. Greenwich Cove (Greenwich, CT)
  5. Flathead Lake (Montana), both Somers Bay (training) & Polson Bay (competing)
  6. Saguaro Lake (Arizona)
  7. Lake Pleasant (Peoria, AZ)
  8. Atlantic Ocean - Ft. Lauderdale
  9. Elk Lake (Oregon)

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  1. knelson's Avatar
    That's good to know. Mission Viejo was on my radar this summer, but San Mateo was not. Mission does have the advantage of being fairly close to where my parents live, though. Wow, just looked at Google Maps and the College of San Mateo sure is close to SFO!
  2. jaadams1's Avatar
    For all you west coasters contemplating a late summer LCM meet you have two choices in California that weekend -- Pacific at this pool or Southern Pacific at Mission Viejo
    There's also a 3rd one in the Portland, OR area the final weekend of August...the Gil Young Memorial Meet. Competition will be there as well!! (I may not be though)
  3. knelson's Avatar
    I see Gil Young is listed as tentative on the OMS website. I wonder if it's a go for sure? It's awfully late in the year.
  4. That Guy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by knelson
    I see Gil Young is listed as tentative on the OMS website. I wonder if it's a go for sure? It's awfully late in the year.
    I figured the late date was due to Omaha.
  5. knelson's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by That Guy
    I figured the late date was due to Omaha.
    I'm sure that's part of it. Last year the meet was the weekend after the Fourth, so same as Omaha this summer. It's possible that last August weekend is the only weekend the pool is available.
  6. pwb's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by knelson
    That's good to know. Mission Viejo was on my radar this summer, but San Mateo was not. Mission does have the advantage of being fairly close to where my parents live, though. Wow, just looked at Google Maps and the College of San Mateo sure is close to SFO!
    I think both meets will be great. Don't get me wrong: the MVN pool has a lot going for it and does have the advantage of having grass and trees around the pool. Plus, if you want to get a feel for the pool a year ahead of 2013 Nationals, this is the time to do it. If I can swing it, I'll attend the Pacific meet at San Mateo, either Fri/Sat after a biz trip there or Sun prior to a biz trip. Weather should be a bit nicer in San Mateo, as well -- MVN has the potential to be quite hot at that time of year.