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If the Elk Grove Aquatics Center looks crowded in the next few days, it’s because it is hosting the Sierra Nevada Swim League summer championship until July 18.
The meeting, hosted by the Elk Grove Aquatics Club, began on July 15 and is home to about 450 swimmers, while a water complex in Folsom houses about another 450 swimmers as the championships appear to be split between the two venues due to state precautions at the end of COVID-19.
“It’s the first major championship meeting since the state opened, so people are excited,” said Phuong Nguyen, meet director of the Elk Grove Aquatics Club.
This is the first time this meeting has taken place in Elk Grove; it was originally supposed to take place in 2020 before the pandemic broke out and changed plans and delayed the meeting until that year.
Due to the championships, which are also called Bill Rose Classic in honor of their namesake, a former swimming official of the league, who also directed the Olympic Games and the Olympic trials, the water sports center will remain closed for public swimming until Sunday.
EGAC was honored with the meeting last year after competing annually with other U.S. swimming clubs for the opportunity to host the meeting, Nguyen said.
“They make offers to meet like this every year,” noted Nguyen on July 12th.
The meeting switched to the 25-yard short course for the championships.
“We’re pretty excited, it was just great to get everyone involved,” said Nguyen.
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