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 its a combination of things. Yardage has some factor because I'm swimming similar to age 12 when I did low yardage. But style and turns and starts are factors too. Ion doesn't swim that bad considering he started later and not all of us are going to swim times like former national level or pre-national level swimmers do. In the age groups under 50 years old, swimmers with national and pre-national backgrounds dominate the events over A/B former age group swimmers and people who started swimming competively at 25 years plus.
I think its a combination of things. Yardage has some factor because I'm swimming similar to age 12 when I did low yardage. But style and turns and starts are factors too. Ion doesn't swim that bad considering he started later and not all of us are going to swim times like former national level or pre-national level swimmers do. In the age groups under 50 years old, swimmers with national and pre-national backgrounds dominate the events over A/B former age group swimmers and people who started swimming competively at 25 years plus.
