A quick question for all of you:
Our state meet is taking place this weekend. The meet entries were cut off last Sunday at 6p.m. The psych sheet was available mid-Monday. About 24 hours later, one of our swimmers found a way to get herself into the meet, despite there being a very strict stipulation regarding no late entries.
She "conveniently" put herself in races where she would place first place without a doubt. In two of the races, she actually knocked her fellow teammates down from first place to second.
Keep in mind that this is not the first time this person has done this, and it should be noted that she repeatedly stated her goal to get "high point" at the meet. According to numerous conversations, she knew she had "missed" the deadline, but failed to seek entry until AFTER the psych sheet came out.
When our coach was notified of this, his reaction was basically, "It's just your time that counts, so I wouldn't worry about points." However, this obviously affects not only the swimmers on her team who were screwed, but other swimmers and other teams who may also be trying to get high point status.
Am I wrong in thinking that this is deceptive at best, and a very clever and manipulative use of a loophole that allows a swimmer to have a very unfair advantage? Is this what USMS has become - winning at any cost? Has anyone else experienced this kind of thing?
Yes, sorry, I meant Tucson. The pool is fine (I've competed there many times) but unfortunately they didn't spend any cash on the locker rooms!
My very first masters team was at the U of A with Jim Stites as the coach. Too bad that they didn't do anything to the locker rooms...from what I remember, the men's was a bit lacking (I did a triathlon in the pool there and I remember huge lines waiting for the 1 or 2 stalls).
What did your coach say when you brought this up to them?
I lived in AZ for 20 years and swam with masters teams much of that time. While they normally initially posted hard deadlines for meet entries, they'd often extend them due to lack of entries. It was quite common for a meet that began on a Friday to have meet entries go through Wednesday, or sometimes even the day before. There are so few people who register and show up at meets.
Yes, sorry, I meant Tucson. The pool is fine (I've competed there many times) but unfortunately they didn't spend any cash on the locker rooms!
My very first masters team was at the U of A with Jim Stites as the coach. Too bad that they didn't do anything to the locker rooms...from what I remember, the men's was a bit lacking (I did a triathlon in the pool there and I remember huge lines waiting for the 1 or 2 stalls).
What did your coach say when you brought this up to them?
I lived in AZ for 20 years and swam with masters teams much of that time. While they normally initially posted hard deadlines for meet entries, they'd often extend them due to lack of entries. It was quite common for a meet that began on a Friday to have meet entries go through Wednesday, or sometimes even the day before. There are so few people who register and show up at meets.
