Interesting to confirm yesterday that USMS will not sanction dual meets between clubs...I had heard rumors but now that we were looking into organizing one I'm told we can't (still haven't found out where it says this in the rule book).
Curious why this would be a problem for anyone? Have attached a poll and would also love to hear your thoughts!
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I am wondering why getting a dual meet "sanctioned" would be preferable to getting it "recognized"?
I will answer your question in more general terms, for any meet (not just a dual meet).
The advantages of obtaining a sanction instead of a recognition are:
1) More comprehensive insurance coverage for the event. In a sanctioned meet, the swimmers, officials, volunteers, and meet director are all covered by our insurance. This is not the case for some of those categories in a recognized event. See the Insurance Grid on Page 9 of our General Insurance Information.
2) Times swum in a sanctioned meet can be considered for FINA Top10 and FINA world records. Times swum in a recognized meet cannot be considered for FINA Top10 and world records (but they can be considered for USMS Top10 and records).
I am wondering why getting a dual meet "sanctioned" would be preferable to getting it "recognized"?
I will answer your question in more general terms, for any meet (not just a dual meet).
The advantages of obtaining a sanction instead of a recognition are:
1) More comprehensive insurance coverage for the event. In a sanctioned meet, the swimmers, officials, volunteers, and meet director are all covered by our insurance. This is not the case for some of those categories in a recognized event. See the Insurance Grid on Page 9 of our General Insurance Information.
2) Times swum in a sanctioned meet can be considered for FINA Top10 and FINA world records. Times swum in a recognized meet cannot be considered for FINA Top10 and world records (but they can be considered for USMS Top10 and records).
