The brand new facility in Greensboro, North Carolina has been chosen to host the 2013 Winter Junior Nationals, USA Swimming has posted on their website.
Since the $19 million facility opened in August of 2011, its had no trouble landing major meets. Among the first to sign-on was the ACC for its 2013, 2014, and 2016 championship meets, in addition to the 2012 YMCA Short Course National Championships. Now, USA Swimming is taking their first national-level meet to the new facility from December 12th-14th.
By the time that meet rolls around, Greensboro will know whether or not they have been chosen as the host of the 2016 Olympic Trials, for which they are one of 5 final candidates. Mike Unger shared with us that one of the criteria that they are looking at for potential hosts is the legacy of the Trials, and the long-term vision of swimming in that city. Greensboro is certainly showing that they are invested in the sport for the long-term, so it would seem that they’d score high marks on that rubric.
Greensboro is probably the “underdog” of the 5 remaining bidders for the Olympic Trials. Though we don’t know exactly how they’ve been scored by USA Swimming, as compared to Omaha, Indy, San Antonio, and St. Louis, they haven’t received quite the same level of public support.
June 25th-29th – 2013 World Championship Trials – Indiana University Natatorium, Indianapolis, Indiana
July 19th-August 4th – 2013 World Championships – Barcelona, Spain
July 30th-August 3rd – 2013 U.S. Open – Irvine, California
August 5th – August 9th – 2013 Jr. Nationals – Irvine, California
December 5th-7th – 2013 Winter Nationals – University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
December 12th-14th – 2013 Winter Jr. Nationals – Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina
If Greensboro’s air was so bad… why do the same meets keep returning and second why even more national events book the venue? … thoughts?
It seems like they address the “problems” just like an indoor pool with the paddock evacuator
http://www.ymcaswimminganddiving.org/displaypage.asp?Cat=2014SC
Nice facility, but awful air quality. I had two sons compete there at back-to-back Sectional meets and they both came home sick and coughing up a storm. Too bad ACC Championship will be there. The very crowded Jr. Nats will be a disaster as far as illness in concerned. The air quality is much worse than your average indoor pool. They need to get an on-deck air evacuation system.
This pool may seem nice, but don’t be deceived. The air quality is awful, deck space is limited, and overall it is a slow pool. Also there is only the diving well for warmup/warm down like Knoxville was this past Juniors. It may be new, but it is definitely a poor choice.
Be Prepared for the GAC Hack. air quality is bad at this pool.
As a coach who coach’s year round outdoors, every single indoor pool has bad air quality.
best pool in the nation, so excited to see it getting jr. nationals
What club swims there? One of my good swim families is moving there and I want to direct them to the right club. :). All y’all fill me in if you have the inside scoop.
Shawn,
Greensboro Swimming Association (GSA) is one option in Greensboro. I know there is a Greensboro YMCA team as well as Star Aquatics, which is down the road in High Point.
-Chris