Someone told me salt water pools are now disqualified from USMS records and Top Ten eligibility. Is this true? I can't find any reference to this in the rule book.
I found the relevant USMS rules:
and
So the key is "sea or ocean water." That means pools using a saline chlorination system would be OK. Unfortunately the pool in question for me uses water pumped in from Puget Sound.
Do those USMS rules differ from USA Swimming/FINA rules? Or, was an exception made for the 2016 Rio Olympics 10k open water marathon swim?
Dan
I found the relevant USMS rules:
and
So the key is "sea or ocean water." That means pools using a saline chlorination system would be OK. Unfortunately the pool in question for me uses water pumped in from Puget Sound.
Do those USMS rules differ from USA Swimming/FINA rules? Or, was an exception made for the 2016 Rio Olympics 10k open water marathon swim?
Dan
