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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+ ...
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.
Yes, birthdays are just part of the game. In age group swimming, my August 2nd birthday never helped me out with qualifying for the Zone meet each year. I was never fast enough to make it at the younger age of each 2-year grouping (11-12/13-14/etc), and when I was the older age I would miss out because I had to shoot for the Zone time of the NEXT age group always.
Finally I made the times at age 14 for the 15-16 age group, and got to travel all the way to ... Federal Way. :(
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.
Yes, birthdays are just part of the game. In age group swimming, my August 2nd birthday never helped me out with qualifying for the Zone meet each year. I was never fast enough to make it at the younger age of each 2-year grouping (11-12/13-14/etc), and when I was the older age I would miss out because I had to shoot for the Zone time of the NEXT age group always.
Finally I made the times at age 14 for the 15-16 age group, and got to travel all the way to ... Federal Way. :(
