Has the Championship Committee, or other entity within USMS ever discussed having a more strict policy of enforcement in regards to the NQT's?
Why do we state that you must have 3 cuts, in order to swim more events? Why not require a swimmer to have 6 cuts in order to swim 6 events?
Just like to understand more from a historical point of view. I have read post that asked, or suggested how to control the size and length of the National meets. Would not having a stricter enforcement of this policy help? Or would it cause swimmers to shy away from these meets?
Just a curious thought.
Thank you.
I think we need more smaller meets. But some states have small populations and its a great distance even to go to a state meet. for them. We have a few local ones in the Tucson area and Phoenix Metro has the other meets. Flaggstaff has one meet. The distances between Tucson and Phoenix is similar between LA and San Diego which is not bad. As for nationals making everyone qualifying, I don't know. Swimmers like Ion and Matt would not be able to go to nationals until they are 50 years old. And they do like to swim it. Others like myself who only qualified last summer in the 50 meter breastroke it isn't as important since I didn't even go to the local nationals in my area.
I think we need more smaller meets. But some states have small populations and its a great distance even to go to a state meet. for them. We have a few local ones in the Tucson area and Phoenix Metro has the other meets. Flaggstaff has one meet. The distances between Tucson and Phoenix is similar between LA and San Diego which is not bad. As for nationals making everyone qualifying, I don't know. Swimmers like Ion and Matt would not be able to go to nationals until they are 50 years old. And they do like to swim it. Others like myself who only qualified last summer in the 50 meter breastroke it isn't as important since I didn't even go to the local nationals in my area.
