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.
Everyone I know wants to get out of the meet at a reasonable time, say before five pm.....so they can eat an early dinnner and get to bed. Doesn't everyone socialize during the meet? I would like the meet smaller so we don't have to start the meet at 7 am and warm up at 5:30 am......just so we can get the meet over in time. I don't think any swimmer can swim the 400 IM well at 7 am. Keep the meet from 9 am to 5:00 pm, give everyone, swimmers, timers, officials time to eat dinner and refresh for the next day. The kids meets used to stop at a predesignated time, if your event wasn't run by then, tough.
Now the kids meets, separate the age-groups, with the 12 and under over by noon and the older age-groups in the afternoon. I notice that the recent Senior Games did the same thing with the 50-65 age groups the first 3 days and the 70 and over the last 3 days or something like that. Perhaps we should consider that? Just a thought....
Everyone I know wants to get out of the meet at a reasonable time, say before five pm.....so they can eat an early dinnner and get to bed. Doesn't everyone socialize during the meet? I would like the meet smaller so we don't have to start the meet at 7 am and warm up at 5:30 am......just so we can get the meet over in time. I don't think any swimmer can swim the 400 IM well at 7 am. Keep the meet from 9 am to 5:00 pm, give everyone, swimmers, timers, officials time to eat dinner and refresh for the next day. The kids meets used to stop at a predesignated time, if your event wasn't run by then, tough.
Now the kids meets, separate the age-groups, with the 12 and under over by noon and the older age-groups in the afternoon. I notice that the recent Senior Games did the same thing with the 50-65 age groups the first 3 days and the 70 and over the last 3 days or something like that. Perhaps we should consider that? Just a thought....
