Top Ten list for 2020-21

A friend at the pool the other day opined that USMS might push back the May 31 deadline for 2020-21 SCY Top Ten to accommodate those swimming at our delayed SC Nats July 21-25.  Wanted to put in my two cents that I would be decisively against this idea.  It would be a one year exception that could negatively impact the list for years to come.  I would image there could be several swimmers that "age up" in that June 1 - July 25 time frame, who could "bump" others off the list.  Do not disenfranchise those that qualify within our current rules, for a one year exception.  I realize that with the pandemic some have not had the same opportunities to compete as others -  but suffice to say, there have been many areas of life that the pandemic has impacted in a less than equitable way.

Parents
  • I agree with you. The dates should remain intact. Any top ten times done at SCY Nationals will count for the next years list from June 1st 2021 to May 31st 2022. Moving or expanding  this years 6/1/2020-5/31/2021 list would violate the integrity. 
    plus last year the LCM and SCM Too Ten dates stayed the same. 

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  • I agree with you. The dates should remain intact. Any top ten times done at SCY Nationals will count for the next years list from June 1st 2021 to May 31st 2022. Moving or expanding  this years 6/1/2020-5/31/2021 list would violate the integrity. 
    plus last year the LCM and SCM Too Ten dates stayed the same. 

Children
  • This makes sense to me.  It would be a little funky because the chances of people being on two age groups' Top Ten lists increases with two Nationals during a qualifying period, but I don't think that's that big of an issue. 

  • Sorry, I just can't see this as an integrity issue. Spring Nationals migrates all over April and May so that sometimes someone born say May 1 would age up and sometimes not.Starting the SCY year on 6/1 is totally arbitrary. Frankly I'd like for all our courses seasons to allign with the calendar year. FINA  just announced on year that we were all born on1/1, where is the integrity in that.