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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]faster cut times and smaller overall numbers would help as would eliminating bonus events and cutting down the number of finalists[/quote]
I think slightly faster qualifying times to around 15-16 A times would help.  But I don't like eliminating the bonus events for the 50Y/100Y events as that gives swimmers that only qualify for a few events some other events to swim after they swim their primary events.  This is the lowest level championship meet and a lot of these swimmers need the experience swimming in these type of meets.

I think PVS (and PAC) did a great job running the meet overall.  My only complaints were:

1. Not letting parents into seating "until enough timers volunteered" was annoying, especially when the officials were volunteering.
2. Clubs not swimming more relays.  Relays are fun and the swimmers mostly get excited.  But I think this is where PVS has a problem where we don't see the club vs club completion when 50% of the meet are two clubs.  I don't know what PVS can do to promote this more, but it could change the atmosphere. 
3. Not playing louder music during the events.  I think this can energize the crowd and make it feel bigger.  It's hard to pull off running two pools at once and requires some seriously skilled announcers.  I've been to another LSC championship meets where they played "Call Me Maybe" and the officials could not start the heat because after they stopped playing the music 90% of the swimmers were still screaming the lyrics. 
4. Asking volunteers to pay for sessions they were not working.  I volunteered for most of the sessions, but still had to pay for the one session where I couldn't volunteer.  If you work 3+ sessions, you shouldn't have to pay for other ones.
5. The UMD staff checking in swimmers were kind of rude and giving the kids who didn't show their bag tags a hard time getting in.
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The UMD staff is always rude.  Every meet at UMD they act like they don't want to be there and they certainly do not have time for you.  Parents often confuse the UMD staff for whoever is running the meet.[/quote]

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