I just saw an article about the new FINA swim rules and I'm confused about the one relating to swimming unattached in a SCM or LCM meet. The new rule states that if a swimmer does enter a meet as unattached not only will his or her time not count for FINA top ten or a record, but that everyone in the meet will also have their times be unrecognized. Sounds a bit harsh.
Also, backstrokers can no longer finish underwater. How will that be judged? What if your entire body is submerged on the final lunge except for the toes of one foot completing a final kick?
Clarification from our rule gurus please.
I read somewhere that you can't enter Worlds without being attached to a club. First, is that true, and second, if so, does this new USMS rule allow one to enter Worlds under "Team Unat"?
no, you have to enter with a club recognized by your federation (USMS in our case).
I don't quite understand. I thought that now our UNAT is a USMS club for FINA purposes; that was the whole purpose in passing the new UNAT-related rules. How can it satisfy FINA in a general sense but not for Worlds?
I read somewhere that you can't enter Worlds without being attached to a club. First, is that true, and second, if so, does this new USMS rule allow one to enter Worlds under "Team Unat"?
no, you have to enter with a club recognized by your federation (USMS in our case).
I don't quite understand. I thought that now our UNAT is a USMS club for FINA purposes; that was the whole purpose in passing the new UNAT-related rules. How can it satisfy FINA in a general sense but not for Worlds?
