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 believe USMS should enforce NQT's. I would still allow three event's that don't require making the NQT however I would require the competitor to have to swum the event at least once in a sanctioned meet within a year of nationals. Enforcement of NQT's would be relative easy to do by tweaking existing technology. Most sanctioned meets use Hy-Tek meet management software. Just like products have bar codes, every swim in a sanctioned event could be assigned a code that automatically would indicate the name, time, event, date, meet, age group etc. As part of the sanctioned meet reporting process these codes would be uploaded to a central web based USMS database. This is all ready done to a certain extent. Then upon entry in nationals you would need to list your code for each event you want to swim as either proof of NQT or that you have swum the event in the last year. The entry codes would then would be checked against the database. This of course would require that swimmers actually have swum the event in the recent past. It would require a little more planning of swimmers wanting to go to nationals but that's how it should be if you want to go to the top meet.:p
I believe USMS should enforce NQT's. I would still allow three event's that don't require making the NQT however I would require the competitor to have to swum the event at least once in a sanctioned meet within a year of nationals. Enforcement of NQT's would be relative easy to do by tweaking existing technology. Most sanctioned meets use Hy-Tek meet management software. Just like products have bar codes, every swim in a sanctioned event could be assigned a code that automatically would indicate the name, time, event, date, meet, age group etc. As part of the sanctioned meet reporting process these codes would be uploaded to a central web based USMS database. This is all ready done to a certain extent. Then upon entry in nationals you would need to list your code for each event you want to swim as either proof of NQT or that you have swum the event in the last year. The entry codes would then would be checked against the database. This of course would require that swimmers actually have swum the event in the recent past. It would require a little more planning of swimmers wanting to go to nationals but that's how it should be if you want to go to the top meet.:p
