OEVT question for Event Directors

Hi Nicole! Southern Pacific LMSC also only offers OEVT membership for our sanctioned open water events. We do not offer OEVT for sanctioned pool meets, except for one or two that are annual fundraising types of meets. And then the host has to get approval to offer OEVT registration from our LMSC Executive Committee.

OEVT participants do not represent a club, they are not able to swim in "legal" relays, and they are not eligible for official times, top ten, or other awards. So, any pool results need to have these participants removed from the backup. For open water, the host can download a spreadsheet with the OEVT entry information from Club Assistant to forward to USMS as required. We then invoice the host for the total fees for the OEVT participants, since USMS "invoices" the LMSC for the total OEVT membership fee amount per event.

We have not found that OEVT individuals join USMS. In fact some are previous USMS members who only want to participate in the open water swim or the fundraiser meet.

Thank you, Robin. I knew everything about what they can and cannot do. I was curious about whether you find that they join and whether the people who process this find it onerous. 

In the Gulf, we have too many people who do not participate in any event. We are looking at this from every angle.

The national office would have more data than an LMSC board about the percentage of OEVT members who ultimately join USMS. I doubt many if any LMSCs track or have the means to track that data. I have asked Membership Services about this over the years, during both the Hughes and Butcher administrations, and now as then the answer I've received is hardly any OEVT members join USMS within a few months of a OEVT purchase. I don't know the percentage but feel free to ask Membership Services directly. I'd be surprised if it's more than 3%.

The national office would have more data than an LMSC board about the percentage of OEVT members who ultimately join USMS. I doubt many if any LMSCs track or have the means to track that data. I have asked Membership Services about this over the years, during both the Hughes and Butcher administrations, and now as then the answer I've received is hardly any OEVT members join USMS within a few months of a OEVT purchase. I don't know the percentage but feel free to ask Membership Services directly. I'd be surprised if it's more than 3%.