I have mixed feelings about the whole NT thing.My wife had a sore shoulder before Stanford and had a NT. I was upset that it was like she didn't swim.We had a woman in the 80-84 age group who I think finished 3rd and got NT.
Yes, that does sort of suck. Perhaps a better way to do it would be to still list the times for all swimmers who finished legally, but put an "X" for their placement.
USMS needs to find out what Italy is doing though ,since this much local participation is amazing.
Agreed! Hopefully Mr. Butcher is taking notes over there! I have a feeling one difference is the party atmosphere the Italians enjoy. The Italians really know how to swim AND have a good time. All that vacation time doesn't hurt, either. Can you imagine how many more American would make it to Nationals if we all had at least four weeks of paid vacation per year?
I have mixed feelings about the whole NT thing.My wife had a sore shoulder before Stanford and had a NT. I was upset that it was like she didn't swim.We had a woman in the 80-84 age group who I think finished 3rd and got NT.
Yes, that does sort of suck. Perhaps a better way to do it would be to still list the times for all swimmers who finished legally, but put an "X" for their placement.
USMS needs to find out what Italy is doing though ,since this much local participation is amazing.
Agreed! Hopefully Mr. Butcher is taking notes over there! I have a feeling one difference is the party atmosphere the Italians enjoy. The Italians really know how to swim AND have a good time. All that vacation time doesn't hurt, either. Can you imagine how many more American would make it to Nationals if we all had at least four weeks of paid vacation per year?
