Greensboro Nats - Who's In?

With the entry deadline not too far away (March 23), let's see who's going and what they will be swimming. Sent the entry off on Sunday: 50, 100, 200 *** 200 Fly 200 (6th Event), 400 IM
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  • It is. This is definitely worth checking on. We can certainly make the suggestion that the pool be measured, but I'd hate to be the "Ugly American" and tell them how they should be running their meet. There is likely no need for the Canadians to do anything differently. As a guess, I'd think the procedure would be Find out from USMS what information is needed in addition to what is already available, and how to communicate it to USMS. This means finding a real, live USMS-affiliated human being to help interpret the USMS rules, and guide you through the process. Obtain any needed equipment to make any additional measurements & learn how to make them. Convince the real, live human being identified in step 1 that you know what you're doing. Once at the meet, contact the meet officials & let them know what you're doing. As Arthur suggests, the Canadians probably won't have any problem with it, as long as you don't impose any additional cost on them, or any additional work. If you're willing to make the measurements yourself, they should be fine with that. I don't know if it's plausible to do USMS-acceptable measurements yourself. It might take special training, or require expensive equipment, or take hours of work. I dunno. If you can identify someone knowledgeable on the subject, that would help.
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  • It is. This is definitely worth checking on. We can certainly make the suggestion that the pool be measured, but I'd hate to be the "Ugly American" and tell them how they should be running their meet. There is likely no need for the Canadians to do anything differently. As a guess, I'd think the procedure would be Find out from USMS what information is needed in addition to what is already available, and how to communicate it to USMS. This means finding a real, live USMS-affiliated human being to help interpret the USMS rules, and guide you through the process. Obtain any needed equipment to make any additional measurements & learn how to make them. Convince the real, live human being identified in step 1 that you know what you're doing. Once at the meet, contact the meet officials & let them know what you're doing. As Arthur suggests, the Canadians probably won't have any problem with it, as long as you don't impose any additional cost on them, or any additional work. If you're willing to make the measurements yourself, they should be fine with that. I don't know if it's plausible to do USMS-acceptable measurements yourself. It might take special training, or require expensive equipment, or take hours of work. I dunno. If you can identify someone knowledgeable on the subject, that would help.
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