This rolled by in one of the Facebook groups I’m in.
I recall that someone at a city council meeting mentioned this as a resource, but I haven’t heard anything since. (I’m out of the loop.) Does anyone know anyone powerful that might be able to get one or more people to one of these conferences? 
There’s a conference scheduled in the Denver area November 2019, but that isn’t soon enough!
Full house this morning! Seventeen masters in 3 lanes. The three remaining lanes had as many as many as 9 lap swimmers during the hour, so there was no room to spare. And Pete/Santa was on deck to greet us!
Friday morning’s workout started with swims where the slower pace group in the lane took a short break to let the faster pace group go by. Then we had 25s so we could stop worrying about counting laps.
Did this set work for you? I got a couple of positive comments. Don’t be afraid to let me know if you had a bad experience with the way I set up a set; I really want to know. I can’t catch everything that happens from up on the deck.
It’s taking more brain power to write these types of workouts, but I hope it helps people feel like there’s a place for them. Together we can make this work!
In case you didn’t know, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot is up to $1.2 billion. The jackpot is projected to be up to $1.6 billion by next Tuesday night’s drawing. If you buy a ticket and win, promise to set aside a few million for a new Longmont pool. I’m sure Brian will let you name the facility anything you want.
We’ve had three morning sessions at LRC now. Monday morning we had three lanes: one gold/silver (4 swimmers), one silver/bronze (4 swimmers), and one iron (2 swimmers). I’m working to design sets that accommodate different speeds, so everyone can find a spot that works for them. If you haven’t come to swim at LRC yet, come give it a try.
Today was our first Saturday at the Longmont Rec Center. We only had 3 lanes, but only 6 swimmers, so it was fine.
On the plane ride home last night, I planned out a set (“pacers & chasers“) that allows gold/silver, silver/bronze, or bronze/iron to swim in the same lane. I’m not sure how well the set works. I know it looks more complicated than it really is. I’ll keep working on sets that will keep us moving in the space we get.
Keep in mind that the Rec Center does not open its doors until 7 am, so if you plan to swim on a Saturday, don’t bother coming early.
LOCO SWIMMING 