How do you feel about copying the kid's swimming method of organizing Masters by time standards??
For example, there would be A, B and C times for all ages and both sexes. Local meets would be either A, A/B, B, B/C, C or OPEN.
There could be Championships for any of these categories at the LMSC level. To go to Regionals would require having made a new category, the Regional time. National entrantrants would come from the Regional pool or perhaps from the "A" pool.
I'm ambivalent on this as it seems too unwieldy at this early stage of our development but does answer the needs of folks who are looking for the mythical level playing field.
Emmett; we could still have the "Mediocre" Champs as an extra event (suggested in your earlier post). Since there are 26 letters in the alphabet, we could go an even larger number of categories with an ever declining number of swimmers. (Avoiding, of course, the politically incorrect "F" time standard.)
Heck, I can see a day when EVERYONE wins something !
The one change that I REALLY wish could be made is to add a third (short course meters) championship to the calender. The more meet options we all have the better, plus the traditionl "season" for SCM championship (December) could e much easier for people to travel to a meet than August (for LCM).
I have no understanding of how USMS sets their calenders, however I would think a "logical" process would be to set dates over a 5 year period (for nationals only). This would allow the LMSCs to view the Chmapionship schedule and attempt to set dates for regional/state championships around nationals.
I'm sure I'm going to far in hoping to see some cooperation/communication between LMSCs which would attempt to set their championship meets up in such a way that would allow swimmers to try and make more than one, rather than have them on the same weekends (yes, I understand the challenges, costs, etc. of getting pool space but at least it would be a good goal).
In summary, I hope someone out their on the championship committee will put forth a proposal to have a December SCM nationals!!
The one change that I REALLY wish could be made is to add a third (short course meters) championship to the calender. The more meet options we all have the better, plus the traditionl "season" for SCM championship (December) could e much easier for people to travel to a meet than August (for LCM).
I have no understanding of how USMS sets their calenders, however I would think a "logical" process would be to set dates over a 5 year period (for nationals only). This would allow the LMSCs to view the Chmapionship schedule and attempt to set dates for regional/state championships around nationals.
I'm sure I'm going to far in hoping to see some cooperation/communication between LMSCs which would attempt to set their championship meets up in such a way that would allow swimmers to try and make more than one, rather than have them on the same weekends (yes, I understand the challenges, costs, etc. of getting pool space but at least it would be a good goal).
In summary, I hope someone out their on the championship committee will put forth a proposal to have a December SCM nationals!!
