What are your thoughts about teams combining for out of LMSC meets (not nationals) and not competing as the same team within the LMSC.
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I've been thinking about this a little more trying to see if I'm just missing it.
1) females don't swim against males (mixed relays excepted)
It's accepted, though not always trued, that males are bigger and stronger than females so in theory men have the advantage.
2) 19 year olds don't swim against 85 year olds.
In theory our youth selves are younger and stronger than our older selves. I can accept that because I'm getting older and slower.
3) club teams are different than SUPERTEAMS (for reasons above and shouldn't be made to compete against them- no matter how good or bad either is)
There's nothing here that shows anything about advantage or fairness. Different? OK but club teams are different as well.
Karen, it's your fairness argument that I can't get. If you want to argue that there are different types of teams and we shouldn't mix then fine. I can sort of understand that. Just be prepared to define, in measurable terms, how teams are defined. I still won't agree with segregating because of geography, which is what I think this is, but at least I'll understand the argument.
I've been thinking about this a little more trying to see if I'm just missing it.
1) females don't swim against males (mixed relays excepted)
It's accepted, though not always trued, that males are bigger and stronger than females so in theory men have the advantage.
2) 19 year olds don't swim against 85 year olds.
In theory our youth selves are younger and stronger than our older selves. I can accept that because I'm getting older and slower.
3) club teams are different than SUPERTEAMS (for reasons above and shouldn't be made to compete against them- no matter how good or bad either is)
There's nothing here that shows anything about advantage or fairness. Different? OK but club teams are different as well.
Karen, it's your fairness argument that I can't get. If you want to argue that there are different types of teams and we shouldn't mix then fine. I can sort of understand that. Just be prepared to define, in measurable terms, how teams are defined. I still won't agree with segregating because of geography, which is what I think this is, but at least I'll understand the argument.
