https://community.usms.org/events/USMS event information, management, and officiatingen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33244/comparing-usms-top-10-ranges/299322Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:40:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:cbef624d-579b-4bbe-a2e2-6afa544ac56eKarl_SI suppose the woman who swam that 1:43 in 2010 was super-suited, but still, that's crazy fast!https://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33244/comparing-usms-top-10-ranges/299313Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:09:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:5ea6dec7-b4e9-40ba-a0c1-fbe2822b2f96Jennifer TranThank you, Elaine, for all of the support! I came up with this one after looking into streamlining getting USMS Top 10 results for another swimmer :)https://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33244/comparing-usms-top-10-ranges/299312Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:08:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:afa7e229-9733-4269-864a-8594a287769aJennifer TranAh, yes, the 2019-2020 season starts technically in June 2019! That's crazy, I wish that I were swimming back then!https://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33244/comparing-usms-top-10-ranges/299311Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:56:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:54b68737-e823-485d-8939-1e27811fe61aElaine KrugmanThanks, Jennifer, for continuing to create useful tools for us swimmers! Although this particular tool doesn't apply to me, I can see how it would be great for faster swimmers!https://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33244/comparing-usms-top-10-ranges/299310Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:51:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e5e4c3ae-39a4-43f9-b93e-63bd46bc2744Allen StarkFor 2020 if you swam an event before the end of March you could Top Top 10 I didn’t and it was the first year since 1978 that I didn’t Top Tenhttps://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33244/comparing-usms-top-10-rangesWed, 03 Jun 2026 23:43:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:cf2a1fa3-b5ac-4ecf-a2dc-a346e33874ebJennifer TranFor those who are interested in the USMS Top trends and want to estimate whether their target time will make it into a USMS Top 10 by event and age group, I created this tool: https://www.tryopenlane.com/compare-with-top-10 . It shows the historical ranges of USMS Top 10 by event, age group, and gender in one neat graph, compares them to the Percentile-Based Motivational Times , and lets you add your target time to see where it lands! Here's an example: I found USMS Top 10s during COVID were crazy, and some events (like the 500 SCY free in the 18-24 age group), you could have a non-NQT time and still make a USMS Top 10. Who was even hosting meets during then?!?!? Any feedback is welcome!dataresultsswimtop10https://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33240/2026-motivational-times/299302Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:41:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:90d71a7d-6506-403a-bb19-af24438d0485Jennifer TranBoth 2026 (Unofficial) USMS Percentile-based Motivational Times and USMS Motivational Times are now easy to view on mobile.https://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33240/2026-motivational-timesWed, 27 May 2026 18:38:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:c18f3608-391e-40d3-bafb-b3f74c3a5ee0Jennifer Tran2026 (Unofficial) USMS Percentile-based Motivational Times: https://tryopenlane.com/percentile-times 2026 (Unofficial) USMS Motivational Times: https://tryopenlane.com/motivational-times I've calculated Motivational Times based on two different formulas: 1. Percentile-based Motivational Times are based on the percentile ranking of the personal best time of each USMS swimmer who swam the event in the same age group and gender (also known as Event Ranking ) in the 2024-2025 season for SCY, and 2025 season for LCM and SCM: https://www.tryopenlane.com/percentile-times : AAAA - overall top 2% AAA - top 6% AA - top 8% A - top 15% BB - top 35% B - top 55% 2. USMS Motivational Times are based on the criteria USMS last used in 2024, which are 2026 NQTs with a flat percentage added to each standard: AAAA - 2026 NQTs AAA - 5% slower than AAAA AA - 10% slower A - 14% slower BB - 24% slower B - 33% slowerdatamotivationalswimtimeshttps://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299290Tue, 26 May 2026 20:17:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:c7b827da-c3ee-4d40-9995-78b8bfc6ff0eGullAbsolutely not limited to USMS. In point of fact USATF has a testing program for their Masters athletes.https://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299289Tue, 26 May 2026 14:45:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:9969c7d2-b607-4dad-803d-ce170ff7efcaAllen StarkI want to add that I don’t think this is just a USMS problem as it looks like cheating is very prevalent in a couple of other countrieshttps://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299288Tue, 26 May 2026 14:42:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:faa171eb-2b04-49c1-b62b-d0a95b37a4e9Allen StarkThe bylaws should at least pay lip service to the concept of fairness. I know they’re not going to test, although it really wouldn’t be too hard to get urine samples from national record setters. at least they could say something like come on guys don’t cheat. All we get are cricketshttps://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33222/usms-results-data-analysis/299285Mon, 25 May 2026 18:41:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:22507d00-c791-46de-aaa3-6831456acbe3Jennifer TranHello all! I wanted to give an update on the site! You can still access https://www.usmsdata.org , but we also have a branded site at https://www.tryopenlane.com/ to make it more appealing to swimmers who are not as familiar with USMS (but should certainly join our community). A few updates have been made: 1. Race Quest - shows which events you've raced and what you haven't. You can see if you have raced all of the possible events in Freestyle, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Individual Medley, Backstroke, SCY, SCM, LCM, and overall. Here's an example from Rick Colella, 1976 Olympic Medalist in the 200m breaststroke and a fellow Puget Sound Masters teammate of ours. It looks like he's aiming for racing a G rand Slam ( all possible events). 2. 2026 USMS Motivational Times - based on the 2026 NQTs and the formula that USMS used l last time that they made all motivational times in 2024. This was a special request made in this forum post , and we were happy to create it! You can also see the Motivational Times comparison in the NQT comparison table. 3. Recent Meets Raced on the first page - When a meet has been added to the Event Dashboard, you will then be able to compare it to your Personal Best (overall), Personal Best (current age group), Last meet, and Last time the event was swam. Here's an example of mine at PNA Champs (Pacific Northwest Regionals!) in April. 4. NQT Dashboard now includes: a. A quick overview of which events you've hit an NQT, events that you haven't qualified for, and events you've raced but not within two years (in order to have a valid NQT, you must have raced that time in the last two years). Here's an example from my profile: https://www.tryopenlane.com/?swimmerID=005RJ&tab=nqt-compare&panel=status-needstime b. Events where you're close to qualifying in: c. World Masters Aquatics Championships Entry Compare for those who are aiming to swim at that (their time requirements are definitely less than USMS Nationals, though). Thank you all for the feedback, and please keep them coming!https://community.usms.org/events/f/event-directors/33237/will-there-be-any-lcm-events-in-virginia-this-summer/299282Sun, 24 May 2026 13:21:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:4568ebd6-171b-486f-8b11-c87485b101bcMegan OCWe have an indoor LCM meet scheduled for June 20, 2026 in historic St. Mary’s City, MD. This is historically a fast pool. All long course individual events, except the 800 free, and 3 relays. I have included the link to meet registration. Please note, the limited number of entries for the 400 IM, 400 Free, and 1500 Free events. The drive is about 2-2.5 hours from Richmond. Let me know if you have any questions. www.usms.org/.../2026-2nd-annual-maryland-summer-lcm-swim-meet-a1jpo00000avlvz2a1https://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299280Fri, 22 May 2026 21:36:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e82599bf-59d9-4b88-9372-9ffcfc0df71aElaine KrugmanWow, that is really disturbing that so many MASTERS swimmers would go to that extreme. What does that say about their character?https://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299278Fri, 22 May 2026 21:33:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:5a90dd8e-e57e-4c2c-a1fe-7e5f8f14d5a4GullIt’s been estimated that up to 25% of masters athletes are using performance enhancing drugs. The exact percentage is unknown because they can be obtained illegally on the internet without a prescription.https://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33225/has-anybody-created-an-updated-motivational-times-chart-for-masters-swimmers/299277Fri, 22 May 2026 21:31:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:99f96195-739b-4152-a243-263dd0af6d7fElaine KrugmanI received your message, but I was unable to get my response through due to your settings that you are not receiving messages. Please email me at: GAEditor@USMS.org , so I can respond to you via email. Thanks!https://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299276Fri, 22 May 2026 21:09:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:337ece9d-5be4-432a-b27c-7d5cb041ed11Erik HochsteinTRT - so if I decide I want to take testosterone because it is low, am I doping or looking for its benefits - and anybody can find any doc to make it "needed" ...you asked about USMS events - so how many people winning take it ? Is that "wrong" ?https://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299275Fri, 22 May 2026 20:51:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:691ae7c8-a00f-4d6c-bde8-12a861afd6c4GullThe athletes using performance enhancing drugs are not doing so to be “healthier” (although that may be the lie they tell themselves). They are doing so to swim faster. And nowhere in our bylaws is there even a “suggestion” that competitors should be clean. But there is a policy to address the one transgender athlete who competed at nationals last year.https://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299274Fri, 22 May 2026 16:52:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:4b582e00-e2f9-4c43-a83c-b24ed18a8d1fErik HochsteinI am on "both" sides - competed and lost rewards against the most fraudulent athletic mafia ever - East Germany and many others around that time ...I have always been CLEAN - now I live for longevity and healthy long life. It is IMPOSSIBLE for USMS to check and test and all against performance enhancing - zero chance. It has never really worked for Olympics that well so its almost best to just suggest 'clean' but no chance to enforce. Not 'taking' anything but if you convinced me that taking something and it will make me healthier long term and I am not easy convince ... but if that was in the "performance enhancing" category - its almost impossible to say no. And for those who think most "athletes" are clean - my son did need growth hormones for real so I went to a local endocrinologist - real signed photographs of top 10 US sports super star athletes in the last 20 years ... why ??https://community.usms.org/events/f/event-directors/33237/will-there-be-any-lcm-events-in-virginia-this-summerFri, 22 May 2026 11:23:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:d6bb608a-afde-4d17-912f-76261cb21ad3VBWJTOur Virginia masters team is growing and we had some swimmers competing at the recent spring Nationals. We are looking forward to summer Nationals in Richmond in 2027. Are there any Virginia LCM meets in the plans for this summer? We were hoping to get to at least 1 LCM meet this year.