I see that the Championship Committee is finally considering having distance swimmers pay more for their splashes. See www.usms.org/.../champ-2012-3-25-1.pdf. This is long overdue since they are the reason that national championships last so long. If we only had 50’s and 100’s we’d be done by noon every day. Maybe with increased fees swimmers will think twice before entering a 1650.
... if anything, we need to remove the 50s, especially in short course, so we can see more swimming and less starting, turning and underwater dolphin kick.
:afraid: Then I would have to retire.
Are distance swimmers whining?! :)
i'm no distance donkey, but don't think it's fair to penalize mid D and D swimmers just cause they swim the longer events! events that are OFFERED AT THE MEET BY THE MEET ORGANIZERS/nats committee!
should they decrease number of entries per event? but, not to the point that swimmers that don't make QTs can't participate in nats?
should they limit number of events per swimmer/enfore the drop 6th event rule? are they already doing this and have to start considering max 4 events, possible drop 5th? what is the minimum number of events you'd travel to nats for?
should swimmers who don't make the QT pay a surcharge?? for full disclosure, i don't make QTs, but then again, i don't go to nats either
should they try a increasing prorated entry fee--pay higher fee for each event you enter? that would make nobody happy, but at least its "fair"
Did you hit the link? It is the minutes from a March 25 meeting.
And it was "submitted" today. Read the entire document. Do you really think they're going to have warmup for the 2014 Nationals in the Charles River? And that Trojan is going to be a Nationals sponsor?:joker:
And it was "submitted" today. Read the entire document. Do you really think they're going to have warmup for the 2014 Nationals in the Charles River? And that Trojan is going to be a Nationals sponsor?:joker:
Starting in 2013 it will be the "2013 Trojan United States Masters Swimming Spring National Championships." Good news for lovers of tech suits, right?
Starting in 2013 it will be the "2013 Trojan United States Masters Swimming Spring National Championships." Good news for lovers of tech suits, right?
:lmao:
I see that the Championship Committee is finally considering having distance swimmers pay more for their splashes. See www.usms.org/.../champ-2012-3-25-1.pdf. This is long overdue since they are the reason that national championships last so long. If we only had 50’s and 100’s we’d be done by noon every day. Maybe with increased fees swimmers will think twice before entering a 1650.
Why are we in such a hurry to get the meet over with so quickly? If they don't want to be there they should just cancel the meet!
I thought swim meets were supposed to be a celebration of all ages, speeds, strokes, and types of swimmers coming together to celebrate the art of swimming. I love to watch the sprinters muscle their way through the water but at the same time I love the grace and endurance of the distance swimmer. How is charging the miler's more money going to make the meet shorter anyway. If I pay for an airplane ticket to fly to a National Champ meet I'm guessing I'll go ahead and pay extra to swim the event I want to swim. This is probably the dumbest thing I've read on this forum in a long time.
