Saw one of the more interesting articles about the past, present, and future aspects of competitive swimming on SwimInfo's website the other day from Wayne Goldsmith..
www.swiminfo.com/.../7720.asp
I think it provokes a great deal of thought in this arena and specifically within this group since many of us either participate, have friends/relatives who participate, or remember participating in competitive swim meets.
I particularly appreciate the parents perspective provided in the article. While I have little children (5 and almost 3 years old), the thought of going through what my parents did with me makes me hesitate to sign up for the first set of SwimAmerica lessons or summer club swim team to introduce them to swimming. While I swam through my school age years, I didn't really consider just what my parents had to go through right along with me.. I was always thinking about what i was going through. Wow!
Check out the article and see what you think...
Rob
Howard, I can’t speak for the insurance folks, however, you are allowed to contest “nonconforming swimming events” at a sanctioned meet. So it is completely legal to have a 500 Backstroke at a sanctioned meet.
As far as this being a meet or a practice – in the eyes of USMS it is not a meet unless a sanction/recognition is issued. A meet by definition is an event or series of events held under a single sanction or recognition.
And finally, there are a few differences in insurance coverage between sanctioned/recognized meets and practices. In either case the swimmers are covered for liability and excess accidental medical. However only in the sanctioned/recognized meets are the meet director, officials and volunteers covered. There is no liability coverage meet director, officials and volunteers at a practice.
Howard, I can’t speak for the insurance folks, however, you are allowed to contest “nonconforming swimming events” at a sanctioned meet. So it is completely legal to have a 500 Backstroke at a sanctioned meet.
As far as this being a meet or a practice – in the eyes of USMS it is not a meet unless a sanction/recognition is issued. A meet by definition is an event or series of events held under a single sanction or recognition.
And finally, there are a few differences in insurance coverage between sanctioned/recognized meets and practices. In either case the swimmers are covered for liability and excess accidental medical. However only in the sanctioned/recognized meets are the meet director, officials and volunteers covered. There is no liability coverage meet director, officials and volunteers at a practice.
