Nationals Scoring: Regional vs Local Club Categories
Beginning in 2009, club scoring awards at Nationals have been divided into two separate categories: Regional and Local. A formal description of the two club categories is below (104.5.6B & from page 36 of the 2018 USMS Rule Book):
(1)Regional - For competition at national championship meets, a regional club consists of a club made up of those swimmers who represent a club at nationals, but at competitions within their LMSC, they compete for an entity or subgroup (such as a workout group) that is different than the one they compete with at nationals.
(2) Local - For competition at national championship meets, a local club consists of a club that does not qualify as a regional club.
Based on these definitions, the following scoring categories will be in place for 2018 Nationals:
Regional Clubs:
AKMS - Alaska Masters Swim Club
ARIZ - Arizona Masters Swim Club Inc
BSMT – Big Sky Montana Masters
CMS - Colorado Masters Swimming
FACT - Florida Aquatic Combined Team
GAJA - Georgia Masters
IAMA - Iowa Masters
IM - Illinois Masters
MICH - Michigan Masters
MINN – Minnesota Masters Swim Club
NCMS - North Carolina Masters Swimming
NEM - New England Masters Swim Club
NIAG - Niagara District Masters
NMMS - New Mexico Masters
OREG - Oregon Masters
PSM - Puget Sound Masters
SKY - Swim Kentucky Masters
SMS - Southern Masters Swimmers
SWOM - Southwest Ohio Masters
UTAH - Swim Utah
WMAC - Wisconsin Masters Aquatic Club
WMSC - Wyoming Masters Swimming Club
Local Clubs: all other registered USMS clubs.
According to the USMS Rule Book the Championship Committee shall publish this list no later than February 15 of each year. Please note clubs may contest their designation or the designation of another club by filing an appeal with the chair of the Championship Committee (Jeff Roddin, championship@usms.org) at least 45 days prior to the national championship meet (i.e. March 26 for Indy).
Jeff Roddin
USMS Championship Committee Chair
Nationals Scoring: Regional vs Local Club Categories
Beginning in 2009, club scoring awards at Nationals have been divided into two separate categories: Regional and Local. A formal description of the two club categories is below (104.5.6B & from page 36 of the 2018 USMS Rule Book):
Based on these definitions, the following scoring categories will be in place for 2018 Nationals:
Regional Clubs:
AKMS - Alaska Masters Swim Club
ARIZ - Arizona Masters Swim Club Inc
BSMT – Big Sky Montana Masters
CMS - Colorado Masters Swimming
FACT - Florida Aquatic Combined Team
GAJA - Georgia Masters
IAMA - Iowa Masters
IM - Illinois Masters
MICH - Michigan Masters
MINN – Minnesota Masters Swim Club
NCMS - North Carolina Masters Swimming
NEM - New England Masters Swim Club
NIAG - Niagara District Masters
NMMS - New Mexico Masters
OREG - Oregon Masters
PSM - Puget Sound Masters
SKY - Swim Kentucky Masters
SMS - Southern Masters Swimmers
SWOM - Southwest Ohio Masters
UTAH - Swim Utah
WMAC - Wisconsin Masters Aquatic Club
WMSC - Wyoming Masters Swimming Club
Local Clubs: all other registered USMS clubs.
According to the USMS Rule Book the Championship Committee shall publish this list no later than February 15 of each year. Please note clubs may contest their designation or the designation of another club by filing an appeal with the chair of the Championship Committee (Jeff Roddin, championship@usms.org) at least 45 days prior to the national championship meet (i.e. March 26 for Indy).
Jeff Roddin
USMS Championship Committee Chair
I remember and prefer when team scoring was by small, medium and large clubs. Now it seems like both local and regional clubs scoring is all about winning due to large number of swimmers. Small, Medium and large scoring would allow the medium and smaller number of swimmers to get more motivated towards team awards and maybe even enter more relays. I feel right now some swimmers are carding with the larger teams so they can be part of a high team award.
Does anyone remember why it changed to regional and local clubs for team awards?
