Swimmers,
Use this thread to share information, blogs, personal results and stories from the 2014 World Championships in Montreal.
Those posting blogs specifically should make sure the are posted to the following link:
forums.usms.org/blog.php
Below and attached you will find the first email letter from Tim Waud regarding the World Championships in Montreal, Canada.
Dear Worlds Swimmers,
The World Team coaches are excited to represent United States Masters Swimming at the 2014 FINA World Championship. Coaches are Tim Waud (Oregon), Dean Hawks (Indiana), Andrew LeVasseur (Colorado) and Jennifer Catucci-Crowther (Virginia). Head Coach Tim Waud can be reached by email: Twaud@aol.com
COMMUNICATION:
Social Media:
Join our Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/.../
This page will continue to be updated preceding and throughout the event.
Venue:
The World Team coaches intend on identifying two locations, one just outside of each competition pool in Montreal, where we can post daily messages for all the USA swimmers. Please be on the lookout for “TEAM MESSAGES” at the meet.
Look for the USMS logo on the message board.
Coaches:
The World Team coaches will be highly visible on the pool deck(s). Coaches will be wearing USMS Polo Shirts and be in area represented by a United States Masters Swimming banner.
RELAYS:
Relay Cards: Relay sheets or cards indicating the names of the pre-registered swimmers will be given to the team representative on arrival at registration. These competitors must be verified or amended and the relay sheets or cards returned to the designated point by Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 1:00 PM. Changes to team age groups, swimmers or times will be accepted until Tuesday, 15th July 2014 by the coach or a team representative. All relay team members must be affiliated with the same swimming club. A swimmer may not swim for more than one team per relay event.
TEAM DINNER:
Check the team message board and Facebook daily for information regarding team dinners and social events.
Places to swim in Montreal:
These are links to swimming pools in Montreal; some of these facilities do not open until this summer.
www.montrealgazette.com/.../pools.htmlville.montreal.qc.ca/.../pagewww.yelp.com/searchwww.google.com/.../data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!2m4!3m3!1spublic swimming pools!2sMontreal, QC, Canada!3s0x4cc91a541c64b70d:0x654e3138211fefefswim.isport.com/.../
As an FYI, I should point out that this is the standard practice for splits from nationals too. Most people don't want their intermediate splits to appear as if they were stand-alone swims in their individual results, which is the reason for the policy.
For those people who were going for a fast time for a given split -- for example, I remember someone going for a 100 free time in the 400 free at nationals -- they can always request that a particular split be listed separately, as relay lead-offs are.
Below is a direct cut and paste from the Meet Program at Nationals. Even though it was in the program, many people on deck asked me how these splits were going to be handled. Going forward I'll see if I can include this same blurb in the email newsletter that goes to swimmers before the meet. Although I guess if people don't read the meet program they may not read the meet emails, either...
Split Notification
Split requests for records or Top 10 are required for an initial distance of an individual backstroke event. The swimmer is responsible for picking up the Split Notification Form from the administrative official, filling it out and presenting it to the administrative official prior to the swim. A split request for initial distances of all other individual events (excluding individual backstroke events) and for all relay lead-off splits has been submitted on behalf of all swimmers, and swimmers need not submit split requests for those events. Automatic split times will be submitted for USMS Top 10, however automatic split times from individual events will not automatically appear in the USMS event results database. If you would like a split time to be added to the event results database, email your request to webmaster@usms.org.
Jeff
As an FYI, I should point out that this is the standard practice for splits from nationals too. Most people don't want their intermediate splits to appear as if they were stand-alone swims in their individual results, which is the reason for the policy.
For those people who were going for a fast time for a given split -- for example, I remember someone going for a 100 free time in the 400 free at nationals -- they can always request that a particular split be listed separately, as relay lead-offs are.
Below is a direct cut and paste from the Meet Program at Nationals. Even though it was in the program, many people on deck asked me how these splits were going to be handled. Going forward I'll see if I can include this same blurb in the email newsletter that goes to swimmers before the meet. Although I guess if people don't read the meet program they may not read the meet emails, either...
Split Notification
Split requests for records or Top 10 are required for an initial distance of an individual backstroke event. The swimmer is responsible for picking up the Split Notification Form from the administrative official, filling it out and presenting it to the administrative official prior to the swim. A split request for initial distances of all other individual events (excluding individual backstroke events) and for all relay lead-off splits has been submitted on behalf of all swimmers, and swimmers need not submit split requests for those events. Automatic split times will be submitted for USMS Top 10, however automatic split times from individual events will not automatically appear in the USMS event results database. If you would like a split time to be added to the event results database, email your request to webmaster@usms.org.
Jeff
