Swimmers,
this is a continuation of a topic from the 'Top Ten Link' thread I posted earlier. In that thread, there was a discussion about keeping track of ALL swim times, so that everyone could see how he/she was doing. This is an update on that project.
At the start of long-course season, I volunteered to round up as many sanctioned meets for Jim Matysek as I could, to be put into the USMS searchable database, found at:
www.usms.org/.../toptimes.shtml.
I know of 49 meets (as of last weekend) that have had results posted to LMSC or Zone web sites. Of that number 44 are in the database, for a yield of about 90%. I would encourage each of you to usethis tool to see how you like it. It is not completely error-free since I had to manually-convert HTML files and Word documents for about half of all meets. I even hand-entered a couple of PDF files, which are the worst to deal with. Please let me know if you find any errors in what you see.
I think this shows that we CAN archive all the meets with a bit of work. Certainly, it's managable for LCM and SCM courses -- maybe not yet for SCY.
If you find this a valuable service, you can help by encouraging meet directors to submit their meet results to the USMS.
Enjoy!
Mel Dyck
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SwimToad has posted the last few meets for the 2002 SCM season in the USMS searchable database. This brings the total to 46 meets, with results from 6 meets missing from the database. That is a yield of 88%, a bit lower than the 93% for the LCM season. So, it looks like 90% is about what we can expect for the two meters courses, based on the 2002 results.
Mel or The Toad will open a new thread for 2003 when the first meters meet results start to become available. Also, one of us will do some statistics on the accuracy that we have gotten from these files, compared to the Top Ten final lists.
Meanwhile, The Toad wishes all finny creatures a good new year. Remember, 2003 is the year that everyone MUST compete in breaststroke events! The Toad knows who you are and where you live....
croakingly yours,
The Toad
PS If you are wondering why there is no mention of the SCY meets in the above message it is because it is too much work at the moment to solicit or hunt down meets from meet directors who are not willing to pass along their meet information. The two meters seasons produced a few over 100 meets in 2002. The SCY season easily outdoes that number. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE SCY MEET RESULTS POSTED IN A MORE COMPLETE WAY, PLEASE LEAN ON YOUR MEET DIRECTORS TO SUBMIT THE FILES.
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croak, croak, croak...
SwimToad has posted the last few meets for the 2002 SCM season in the USMS searchable database. This brings the total to 46 meets, with results from 6 meets missing from the database. That is a yield of 88%, a bit lower than the 93% for the LCM season. So, it looks like 90% is about what we can expect for the two meters courses, based on the 2002 results.
Mel or The Toad will open a new thread for 2003 when the first meters meet results start to become available. Also, one of us will do some statistics on the accuracy that we have gotten from these files, compared to the Top Ten final lists.
Meanwhile, The Toad wishes all finny creatures a good new year. Remember, 2003 is the year that everyone MUST compete in breaststroke events! The Toad knows who you are and where you live....
croakingly yours,
The Toad
PS If you are wondering why there is no mention of the SCY meets in the above message it is because it is too much work at the moment to solicit or hunt down meets from meet directors who are not willing to pass along their meet information. The two meters seasons produced a few over 100 meets in 2002. The SCY season easily outdoes that number. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE SCY MEET RESULTS POSTED IN A MORE COMPLETE WAY, PLEASE LEAN ON YOUR MEET DIRECTORS TO SUBMIT THE FILES.
