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What's Next for FINA?
Priorities Should Include
Women's 1500 Free,
Underwater Video Judging at Olympics;
IOC Not Considering 50s Now
-- August 22, 2012
Like, the FINA age rule is dumb and unfair. Why do they have it? To compete in an age group, swimmers should actually BE that age. USMS got it right for SCY and FINA didn't. It might be fair for swimmers to compete in a meet in a certain age group if they are that age by the end of the meet.
Should USMS align rules with FINA about age & relays?
FINA relays add up ages, 72 - 99, 100 - 119, 120 - 159, 160 - 199, 200 - 239 ...
USMS relays base it off the age of the youngest swimmer on the relay
18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+ ...
On the FINA age rule, to compete in an age group, I think swimmers should actually BE that age. It gives swimmers born in later months in the year an advantage. Though I was born May 21st, which usually screws me for SCY Nats each time I age up, years ending in 3 & 8
There are going to be bad birthdays either way, I don't think one rule is better than the other for this. For example, my son has a Feb birthday, before championship season, meaning he is always competing with kids mostly older than him in those meets.
Internationally this rule has been the case a long time, I think. When I was 12 and we moved abroad in the late 70s, it was the rule used. I don't see it changing anytime soon.
On the FINA age rule, to compete in an age group, I think swimmers should actually BE that age. It gives swimmers born in later months in the year an advantage. Though I was born May 21st, which usually screws me for SCY Nats each time I age up, years ending in 3 & 8
There are going to be bad birthdays either way, I don't think one rule is better than the other for this. For example, my son has a Feb birthday, before championship season, meaning he is always competing with kids mostly older than him in those meets.
Internationally this rule has been the case a long time, I think. When I was 12 and we moved abroad in the late 70s, it was the rule used. I don't see it changing anytime soon.
