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.
Okay by now most of us (if not all of us) knows how Ion feels cheated in life because he didn't start swimming until after his teenage years, when if he swam his swimming specific VO2 sytem would have developed better making him a faster swimmer.
In regards to Ion's statements about how someone who didn't swim as a teenager would never be able to compete at an elite or even semi-elite level, and that his times are an incredible feat. The fact is Ion, I did not swim as a teenager - I stopped swimming when I was about 11 and didn't start swimming back again until I was in college at 20 (about a 9 year lay off). True I did swim lessons and even swam for a few years on a club team prior to my teenage years, but during the time my VO2 was developing I was exploring other pursuits (skateboarding, waterskiing, running, etc) a dip in the pool here or there to cool off but no real swimming (unless you consider my advance lifesaving class to become a lifeguard). So by your standards my college times of 100 free of 50.2 and 200 free of 1:50.8 are performances comparable to other olympians since I didn't swim in my teenage years (NOT !) when actually I would say they were fair to good times. Even with this lay off in swimming I could make several national qualifying times for my age bracket, might not be a top ten, probably not even a top 20 swimmer so what those were my choices. I fully agree with Gail - swim a little more, a little smarter and you can make a few NQT's. Good luck.
Jeff
Okay by now most of us (if not all of us) knows how Ion feels cheated in life because he didn't start swimming until after his teenage years, when if he swam his swimming specific VO2 sytem would have developed better making him a faster swimmer.
In regards to Ion's statements about how someone who didn't swim as a teenager would never be able to compete at an elite or even semi-elite level, and that his times are an incredible feat. The fact is Ion, I did not swim as a teenager - I stopped swimming when I was about 11 and didn't start swimming back again until I was in college at 20 (about a 9 year lay off). True I did swim lessons and even swam for a few years on a club team prior to my teenage years, but during the time my VO2 was developing I was exploring other pursuits (skateboarding, waterskiing, running, etc) a dip in the pool here or there to cool off but no real swimming (unless you consider my advance lifesaving class to become a lifeguard). So by your standards my college times of 100 free of 50.2 and 200 free of 1:50.8 are performances comparable to other olympians since I didn't swim in my teenage years (NOT !) when actually I would say they were fair to good times. Even with this lay off in swimming I could make several national qualifying times for my age bracket, might not be a top ten, probably not even a top 20 swimmer so what those were my choices. I fully agree with Gail - swim a little more, a little smarter and you can make a few NQT's. Good luck.
Jeff
