For any USMS Nationals I have seen, final times are published regardless of NQT achieved or not. You are correct about Worlds 06. I believe they put "NS" if you didn't make it. I guess USMS reserves the right to do the same should they so choose.
No one checks the times, except for when the occasional sandbagger gets called out. I think for the most part, people are pretty honest about it, and for those who are on the fence and fudge a bit to swim one extra event, its not going to kill anyone. The more the merrier!
Concur. I don't see any provision in USMS rules that would allow such a change. You always get your official time, qualified or not.
Now at FINA Masters World Champs, no proof of time is required, but if you fail to make the cut, you get charged with an "NT" (you swam the event without disqualification, but did not get an official time). It was news to me when I saw it--I didn't know you could generate an "NT" as a result in Meet Manager as opposed to an NS or SCR.
Even in USA Swimming though, you always get your official time even if you miss the cut. You may be barred from scoring, or you and your club might get fined by the LSC!
Patrick King
For any USMS Nationals I have seen, final times are published regardless of NQT achieved or not. You are correct about Worlds 06. I believe they put "NS" if you didn't make it. I guess USMS reserves the right to do the same should they so choose.
No one checks the times, except for when the occasional sandbagger gets called out. I think for the most part, people are pretty honest about it, and for those who are on the fence and fudge a bit to swim one extra event, its not going to kill anyone. The more the merrier!
Concur. I don't see any provision in USMS rules that would allow such a change. You always get your official time, qualified or not.
Now at FINA Masters World Champs, no proof of time is required, but if you fail to make the cut, you get charged with an "NT" (you swam the event without disqualification, but did not get an official time). It was news to me when I saw it--I didn't know you could generate an "NT" as a result in Meet Manager as opposed to an NS or SCR.
Even in USA Swimming though, you always get your official time even if you miss the cut. You may be barred from scoring, or you and your club might get fined by the LSC!
Patrick King
