Ann Arbor Named #1 City for Swimming

Submitted by Spunky on
From Sports Illustrated (Link):
For the second consecutive year, a study commissioned by USA Swimming tabbed Ann Arbor, Mich., as the country’s best swimming city.
 
Ann Arbor has the largest percentage of top USA Swimming athletes per population and the second-highest number of pool facilities per population of any city in the country. More than 60 Olympians came through the University of Michigan’s swim program, including 2012 Olympic champion Tyler Clary and fellow gold medalist Tom Dolan.
Photo (and more info about the Top 10) at USAswimming.org
 
Take a bow, Michigan Swimming and Ann Arbor!
 

LSAClassOf2000

July 15th, 2015 at 6:27 PM ^

To be fair, of course, a good long swim up and down the Cass River probably wouldn't be all that bad....well, OK, the ducks and geese and the general related items, but a challenge all the same, I am sure. The good news is that if you can manage to work your way westward from the lake, you'll eventually end up in Frankenmuth. 

Zoltanrules

July 15th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^

Pioneer, Huron, Skyline, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea HS all have been top 5 in their respective divisions. Many of the top HS kids swim at top D1 schools. Pioneer has an incoming freshman, the second on the roster, at UM which is an international swim program this fall. Very impressive.

 

Commie_High96

July 15th, 2015 at 9:56 PM ^

Interestingly, Pioneer was just dominant for years, but the addition of Skyline really cut into the heart of the Pioneer pipeline taking kids who started swimming at AACC, HVSC and Barton. Funny how coach Hill retired right when Skyline opened. But it made things much more competitive now that Pioneer isn't just smoking everyone anymore

lilpenny1316

July 15th, 2015 at 6:15 PM ^

For me, the endless stream of articles and rankings hailing Ann Arbor as one of the best places to live jumped the shark today with this poll about swimming -- an activity that breeds good health and a dominant Olympic sport – that rated as, well, just a strange poll.