This thread is in response to Jim Thorton's thread about his AA time being disallowed.I think that if a swimmer swims in a USMS sanctioned meet and that the time gets to the "official" Top Ten list that it should count.Otherwise one could go back and check the length of ,say the Amarillo pool from the first Masters Nationals and if it was 1 cm short disallow the swims.There must be a statute of limitations and I think it should be when the official TT times are posted.
Chris, I don't agree with requiring measurements of pools for the Top 10, unless the circumstances warrant it. If Jim was swimming 1:05 and went 1:01 and other swimmers had significant drops in time then a measurement is necessary because the time might be the result of a short pool. But it doesn't make sense to measure pools and to repeatedly measure bulkheads. I am glad you changed the rule on foreign meets, but the bulkhead measurement rule needs to be re-evaluated and there should be some discretion. In Jim's case the length of the pool was not why he had the fastest time. He swam faster than anyone else. Also, I do not either believe or disbelieve NBAC. They might be wrong but I don't know all the facts. NBAC was not the only group that blew it w/ the pool. The swimmers were not negligent. Bottom line, a WR or AR from the meet should be stricken a Top 10 should not.
Chris, I don't agree with requiring measurements of pools for the Top 10, unless the circumstances warrant it. If Jim was swimming 1:05 and went 1:01 and other swimmers had significant drops in time then a measurement is necessary because the time might be the result of a short pool. But it doesn't make sense to measure pools and to repeatedly measure bulkheads. I am glad you changed the rule on foreign meets, but the bulkhead measurement rule needs to be re-evaluated and there should be some discretion. In Jim's case the length of the pool was not why he had the fastest time. He swam faster than anyone else. Also, I do not either believe or disbelieve NBAC. They might be wrong but I don't know all the facts. NBAC was not the only group that blew it w/ the pool. The swimmers were not negligent. Bottom line, a WR or AR from the meet should be stricken a Top 10 should not.
