Enforcement of NQT's for National Championships

Has the Championship Committee, or other entity within USMS ever discussed having a more strict policy of enforcement in regards to the NQT's? Greetings- I wanted to play catch-up to the issue at hand. I have been away on business travel. I would like to address your attention back to my first question in quotes above. Simply put, who/whom is USMS monitors the NQT? Are they enforced? If so how? And if not, then why have NQT’s? Just like to understand more from a historical point of view. I have read posts that asked, or suggested how to control the size and length of the National meets. I have been swimming Masters for only 7 years. I am now just getting started to be involves at the LMSC and National level. Again I am trying to obtain information, and not suggesting that the system must change. I want to know "What is the system?" And this is not the first time this topic has come up. Obviously the USMS Board has some work to do. Would not having a stricter enforcement of this policy help? Or would it cause swimmers to shy away from these meets? Last quote from the original thread above. Again bottom line here is for information purposes only. If we made it stricter, would that help with the size, speed of the meet? If this was to take place, would this cause USMS numbers to drop off? I am not trying to take anything from anyone. I suggested in a different thread about adding 3 relays (400 Free & Medley, and the 800 Free) to Nationals. WHY you ask? Is it because I want to see the meet last until the wee hours of the next morning? NO, it is because I am trying to create opportunities for people to swim. Yes, I would like to swim a 400 or 800 relay at Nationals. Beside it might be fun to do something different than has been done before. So really here are the questions that need answers. 1. Are NQT's important? Why are they important? 2. Are NQT's valid? How do we make them valid? 3. What purpose do they serve in the current form? 4. Should NQT's be re-elevated? If they need to be then how is this accomplished? I know, understand and support to mission of USMS. There are many good things about it. Obviously there are many of us that feel one way or another about this particular subject, which is a good thing. It shows that we care about our fellow swimmers as well as USMS. The system is not broken, but it needs some tweaking. Thanks, CJ Rushman Southwest Ohio Masters

Has the Championship Committee, or other entity within USMS ever discussed having a more strict policy of enforcement in regards to the NQT's? Greetings- I wanted to play catch-up to the issue at hand. I have been away on business travel. I would like to address your attention back to my first question in quotes above. Simply put, who/whom is USMS monitors the NQT? Are they enforced? If so how? And if not, then why have NQT’s? Just like to understand more from a historical point of view. I have read posts that asked, or suggested how to control the size and length of the National meets. I have been swimming Masters for only 7 years. I am now just getting started to be involves at the LMSC and National level. Again I am trying to obtain information, and not suggesting that the system must change. I want to know "What is the system?" And this is not the first time this topic has come up. Obviously the USMS Board has some work to do. Would not having a stricter enforcement of this policy help? Or would it cause swimmers to shy away from these meets? Last quote from the original thread above. Again bottom line here is for information purposes only. If we made it stricter, would that help with the size, speed of the meet? If this was to take place, would this cause USMS numbers to drop off? I am not trying to take anything from anyone. I suggested in a different thread about adding 3 relays (400 Free & Medley, and the 800 Free) to Nationals. WHY you ask? Is it because I want to see the meet last until the wee hours of the next morning? NO, it is because I am trying to create opportunities for people to swim. Yes, I would like to swim a 400 or 800 relay at Nationals. Beside it might be fun to do something different than has been done before. So really here are the questions that need answers. 1. Are NQT's important? Why are they important? 2. Are NQT's valid? How do we make them valid? 3. What purpose do they serve in the current form? 4. Should NQT's be re-elevated? If they need to be then how is this accomplished? I know, understand and support to mission of USMS. There are many good things about it. Obviously there are many of us that feel one way or another about this particular subject, which is a good thing. It shows that we care about our fellow swimmers as well as USMS. The system is not broken, but it needs some tweaking. Thanks, CJ Rushman Southwest Ohio Masters