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.
Yikes! This is a little scary, but I agree with Ion!!!!
I like the way we do it now. I think having three "free" events and three NQT events is a good compromise. I do not think only people who make the NQTs should be allowed to go to Nationals. That's not my concept of what USMS is all about.
By the way, the way the NQTs are figured is more complicated than just 10% slower than the 10th place time on the Top Ten list. It involves averaging over a specified period of years. Championship changed the formula a few years ago so there wouldn't be such drastic changes in qualifying times from year to year. The actual formula is not in the rule book because it was getting to be so complicated that you had to read the rule multiple times to figure out what it was saying. At my suggestion, the wording was changed to "The procedure for determining the qualification times shall be established by the Championship Committee with the approval of the House of Delegates" (article 104.5.3C). Basically, we're trusting Championship to do their job competently.
Meg
Yikes! This is a little scary, but I agree with Ion!!!!
I like the way we do it now. I think having three "free" events and three NQT events is a good compromise. I do not think only people who make the NQTs should be allowed to go to Nationals. That's not my concept of what USMS is all about.
By the way, the way the NQTs are figured is more complicated than just 10% slower than the 10th place time on the Top Ten list. It involves averaging over a specified period of years. Championship changed the formula a few years ago so there wouldn't be such drastic changes in qualifying times from year to year. The actual formula is not in the rule book because it was getting to be so complicated that you had to read the rule multiple times to figure out what it was saying. At my suggestion, the wording was changed to "The procedure for determining the qualification times shall be established by the Championship Committee with the approval of the House of Delegates" (article 104.5.3C). Basically, we're trusting Championship to do their job competently.
Meg
