Mark M.,
Your post illustrates my point:
If you look at the places you provided for the medium teams at Tempe and divided them into club and SUPERTEAM, 1st-3rd would have been the same in the club division, but the SUPERTEAMS would have moved up considerably in their own division.
Lindsay,
When I discussed this at workout today, everybody I talked to said that SUPERTEAMS get to pick and choose their relays from entire states or regions. If that's not an advantage... Mark M. himself said he wouldn't get to swim on the 'A' relay... Several others have said they "band together" to swim relays. Hmm, relays are double the points. Hmm, more relays, more opportunities to score? YES!
This is a very good reason to divide into the club and SUPERTEAM divisions.
Also, an observation/question: So when Nationals is in the West it will be dominated by the club teams (because that is what is mostly out here) and when it's in the East SUPERTEAMS will do well? That should tell somebody something!
Mark M.,
Your post illustrates my point:
If you look at the places you provided for the medium teams at Tempe and divided them into club and SUPERTEAM, 1st-3rd would have been the same in the club division, but the SUPERTEAMS would have moved up considerably in their own division.
Lindsay,
When I discussed this at workout today, everybody I talked to said that SUPERTEAMS get to pick and choose their relays from entire states or regions. If that's not an advantage... Mark M. himself said he wouldn't get to swim on the 'A' relay... Several others have said they "band together" to swim relays. Hmm, relays are double the points. Hmm, more relays, more opportunities to score? YES!
This is a very good reason to divide into the club and SUPERTEAM divisions.
Also, an observation/question: So when Nationals is in the West it will be dominated by the club teams (because that is what is mostly out here) and when it's in the East SUPERTEAMS will do well? That should tell somebody something!
