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Postal/Virtual

Kurt Dickson
over 2 years ago

Nobody is asking but I prefer postal/epostal as name for these championships.  Virtual seems to harken back to our previous wild west virtual championship where every time submitted was counted as legit.  Carry on.

  • over 2 years ago

     thanks for your feedback. Postal/ePostal is understood by veterans of those event but we received feedback from many swimmers who were confused by the name. As we're revamping these events to boost participation, we tried to make it more appealing/understandable and inclusive/welcoming to all swimmers.

    The 2020 USMS Virtual Championship was an anomaly as we tried to make of a tough situation with the cancellations of 2020 Spring and Summer Nationals. It wasn't intended to be a 'true' national championship, but just something to help fill the void of pandemic cancellations and give swimmers a chance to race from their home pool. We rebranded it as 2021 TYR Last One Fast One and intend to offer something similar this year as an additional racing opportunity for USMS members in a flexible format. 

    In short, the 2020 Virtual Championship was a one-off, but the ePostals will carry the USMS Virtual Championship designation moving forward.