Anonymous
Post 12/20/2024 11:44     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement


No, they cancel the meet site. PVS is fortunate to have Opens, to have a guarantee meet each month is a big deal.


If a meet site is canceled due to a club's inability to host, how are swimmers accommodated? Will they be reassigned to two separate sites or consolidated into one? Thats a big meet!!
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2024 10:26     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Begging why? So there aren't hosts yet?


Because Opens are a PITA and a lot of work. AAC hosted an Open last year down in Prince William Co (AAC is located in Arlington), so no where near their practice pools.

One of the great things about PVS is that they hold Opens, which means every club has a meet each month if they are not hosting their own or are not invited to an invitational. They are also less money to attend than an invitational.

Most Local Swimming Committees (LSCs) do not do this, which is why you have USA Swimming trying out things like Block Parties to get kids opportunities to swim in meets. We are very fortunate to have Opens, which means clubs need to host and more importantly all the posters on here need to volunteer for the meets that their kids are swimming in.

Does PVS randomly select hosts if they don't have any clubs volunteer?


No, they cancel the meet site. PVS is fortunate to have Opens, to have a guarantee meet each month is a big deal.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2024 10:13     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Begging why? So there aren't hosts yet?


Because Opens are a PITA and a lot of work. AAC hosted an Open last year down in Prince William Co (AAC is located in Arlington), so no where near their practice pools.

One of the great things about PVS is that they hold Opens, which means every club has a meet each month if they are not hosting their own or are not invited to an invitational. They are also less money to attend than an invitational.

Most Local Swimming Committees (LSCs) do not do this, which is why you have USA Swimming trying out things like Block Parties to get kids opportunities to swim in meets. We are very fortunate to have Opens, which means clubs need to host and more importantly all the posters on here need to volunteer for the meets that their kids are swimming in.

Does PVS randomly select hosts if they don't have any clubs volunteer?


No. They can’t force a club to host, and certainly many club are not equipped to host. They will cancel the site or the meet.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2024 09:12     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Begging why? So there aren't hosts yet?


Because Opens are a PITA and a lot of work. AAC hosted an Open last year down in Prince William Co (AAC is located in Arlington), so no where near their practice pools.

One of the great things about PVS is that they hold Opens, which means every club has a meet each month if they are not hosting their own or are not invited to an invitational. They are also less money to attend than an invitational.

Most Local Swimming Committees (LSCs) do not do this, which is why you have USA Swimming trying out things like Block Parties to get kids opportunities to swim in meets. We are very fortunate to have Opens, which means clubs need to host and more importantly all the posters on here need to volunteer for the meets that their kids are swimming in.

Does PVS randomly select hosts if they don't have any clubs volunteer?
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2024 07:15     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
Anonymous wrote:Begging why? So there aren't hosts yet?


Because Opens are a PITA and a lot of work. AAC hosted an Open last year down in Prince William Co (AAC is located in Arlington), so no where near their practice pools.

One of the great things about PVS is that they hold Opens, which means every club has a meet each month if they are not hosting their own or are not invited to an invitational. They are also less money to attend than an invitational.

Most Local Swimming Committees (LSCs) do not do this, which is why you have USA Swimming trying out things like Block Parties to get kids opportunities to swim in meets. We are very fortunate to have Opens, which means clubs need to host and more importantly all the posters on here need to volunteer for the meets that their kids are swimming in.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2024 21:00     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
Begging why? So there aren't hosts yet?
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2024 20:49     Subject: Re:PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
I'm not totally sure which of these are serious posts vs which of these are intended to be funny- but in general, PVS is begging clubs to host the open meets. The January open meet announcement will be posted as one- it isn't up to individual hosts to post the meet announcement. There is no competition to host open meets.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2024 18:20     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
Anonymous wrote:How do they determine hosts? I vote for hosts that post!!


too soon

lol
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2024 17:06     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
Anonymous wrote:How do they determine hosts? I vote for hosts that post!!


And that right there is why they might not have hosts. No one wants to deal with the BS.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2024 16:31     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
How do they determine hosts? I vote for hosts that post!!
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2024 16:25     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
There might not yet be hosts identified.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2024 15:52     Subject: Re:PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
Anonymous wrote:here is a link to last years-
https://www.pvswim.org/2324meet/24-51-ma.pdf

It will probably be largely the same- possibly some changes to which teams are at which sites depending on numbers from last year but I would expect that the timing and events would be virtually if not completely identical.[/quote]
Thanks! I also checked out the data from 2022 and 2023, and it looks like there are some small differences in hosts and events on certain days. Here’s the link for reference: https://www.pvswim.org/2223meet/23-50-ma.pdf. Do you know if the hosts will go back to the 2022-2023 schedule? Also, when do hosts usually post meet announcements?
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2024 15:35     Subject: Re:PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
here is a link to last years-
https://www.pvswim.org/2324meet/24-51-ma.pdf

It will probably be largely the same- possibly some changes to which teams are at which sites depending on numbers from last year but I would expect that the timing and events would be virtually if not completely identical.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2024 15:20     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
most meets are usually the same - maybe try looking one from last year?
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2024 13:54     Subject: PVS January Open - Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025- Meet Announcement
Hello everyone,

I’m hoping to find out if anyone knows when the meet announcement for the PVS January Open, set for January 18-19, 2025, will be released. With the holidays just around the corner and the meet quickly approaching, having this information soon would really help us plan our entries more effectively.

Wishing everyone a happy and joyful holiday season!