Hi,
We had a very similar discussion to this one a LONG time ago in a different thread. Pretty much what it came down to was: people on the sub-teams wanting to swim relays, but didn't have enough people- enter the SUPERTEAM.
I still have a really hard time with it coming from one of the larger club teams in the country. And I'll say it again: we all swim together at the same pool, compete together, have the same coaches, etc. We are a "team" all the time (good and bad) not just at large meets.
And I still think that club teams should be a different category at Nationals than these SUPERTEAMS. It's really irritating when Walnut Creek Masters (a city in CA) is in the same category as all of the Rocky Mountains, the state of Illinois, the state of Ohio, etc. I do agree if we formed a Bay Area superteam we would win every nationals, easily, as we do have 25% of all of USMS membership right here. But that's not the point. I've always associated swimming with "my" club team (age group and currently). So there!:p
Hi,
We had a very similar discussion to this one a LONG time ago in a different thread. Pretty much what it came down to was: people on the sub-teams wanting to swim relays, but didn't have enough people- enter the SUPERTEAM.
I still have a really hard time with it coming from one of the larger club teams in the country. And I'll say it again: we all swim together at the same pool, compete together, have the same coaches, etc. We are a "team" all the time (good and bad) not just at large meets.
And I still think that club teams should be a different category at Nationals than these SUPERTEAMS. It's really irritating when Walnut Creek Masters (a city in CA) is in the same category as all of the Rocky Mountains, the state of Illinois, the state of Ohio, etc. I do agree if we formed a Bay Area superteam we would win every nationals, easily, as we do have 25% of all of USMS membership right here. But that's not the point. I've always associated swimming with "my" club team (age group and currently). So there!:p
