Greensboro Nats - Who's In?

As a USMS newbie, with no knowledge of or responsibility for the rulemaking process, it is easy for me to say, "Hey! It would be nice if the national standards were aligned with the international standards, you know? Then stuff like this wouldn't happen!" But that is just easy to say. It may be hard to do. jaadams1, if the meet is SCM with a bulkhead, and if your friend cares about USMS national records, it may be prudent to look into the pool measurement issue in advance, and work out with USMS what additional steps need to be taken to satisfy USMS that the pool is the correct length. It isn't just national records, USMS top ten currently requires measurements before the meet and after each session in order for the time to be eligible for top ten. Such measurements to verify bulkhead placement at the meet are rare in international competitions and FINA doesn't require it for WRs. I always tell swimmers in my LMSC who are "going international" that, unless the competition course is wall-to-wall, not to count on anything making USMS TT. Records & Tabulation will be submitting a rules proposal to (basically) accept FINA standards for international meets. Whether this gets approved in the fall at convention (in Greensboro, somewhat ironically) is anyone's guess. Caveat emptor.

As a USMS newbie, with no knowledge of or responsibility for the rulemaking process, it is easy for me to say, "Hey! It would be nice if the national standards were aligned with the international standards, you know? Then stuff like this wouldn't happen!" But that is just easy to say. It may be hard to do. jaadams1, if the meet is SCM with a bulkhead, and if your friend cares about USMS national records, it may be prudent to look into the pool measurement issue in advance, and work out with USMS what additional steps need to be taken to satisfy USMS that the pool is the correct length. It isn't just national records, USMS top ten currently requires measurements before the meet and after each session in order for the time to be eligible for top ten. Such measurements to verify bulkhead placement at the meet are rare in international competitions and FINA doesn't require it for WRs. I always tell swimmers in my LMSC who are "going international" that, unless the competition course is wall-to-wall, not to count on anything making USMS TT. Records & Tabulation will be submitting a rules proposal to (basically) accept FINA standards for international meets. Whether this gets approved in the fall at convention (in Greensboro, somewhat ironically) is anyone's guess. Caveat emptor.