Top Ten link

Why limit it to Top 25 or Top 40? Why not take the entire database that is submitted to the USMS National Top Ten recorder and put it into a database that can be made accessible to anyone who wants to see where they rank within their age group? Here in New England we have database that lets any USS swimmer check out their times and how they rank by age group. We also have a NEM-Jason Eaddy-who put together his own website www.swimmingtimes.com that has all kinds of USS, Y and USMS swims. People throughout USMS submit times to the USMS National Top Ten recorder. They go way beyond the top ten swimmers in each age group. Better still, get the major regional championship meet directors to submit their results in a STANDARD format (SDIF from HyTek?) and submit all results to a database. Add this to the Top Ten submissions, and sort through the duplicates, and you'll have the vast majority of USMS sanctioned swims in the database (you'll miss a few swims that were done in mini-meets that do not meet the cut-off criteria used be each local LSMC top ten recorder). I think it would be great to give LOTS of USMS swimmer the opportunity to see how they ranked in their age group without having to make the top ten cut-off.

Why limit it to Top 25 or Top 40? Why not take the entire database that is submitted to the USMS National Top Ten recorder and put it into a database that can be made accessible to anyone who wants to see where they rank within their age group? Here in New England we have database that lets any USS swimmer check out their times and how they rank by age group. We also have a NEM-Jason Eaddy-who put together his own website www.swimmingtimes.com that has all kinds of USS, Y and USMS swims. People throughout USMS submit times to the USMS National Top Ten recorder. They go way beyond the top ten swimmers in each age group. Better still, get the major regional championship meet directors to submit their results in a STANDARD format (SDIF from HyTek?) and submit all results to a database. Add this to the Top Ten submissions, and sort through the duplicates, and you'll have the vast majority of USMS sanctioned swims in the database (you'll miss a few swims that were done in mini-meets that do not meet the cut-off criteria used be each local LSMC top ten recorder). I think it would be great to give LOTS of USMS swimmer the opportunity to see how they ranked in their age group without having to make the top ten cut-off.