Originally posted by Karen Duggan
That sort of a set up would certainly encourage "slower" (and I use the term loosely) swimmers to race and they would definitely contribute to the team point total.
This is wacky. Why should slow swimmers get points? What motivation is it for the fast guys (Jerry Clark, Fritz Lehman) if some slow, out of shape dude can show up and score as highly? All the motivation I need is watching the last couple of heats. If I contribute to my team's overall score, I want it to be because I was fast enough to earn those points not because I was slow enough that pity points were awarded to me.
USMS is ADULT swimming which implies that hopefully people are over the days of needing participation only points/trophies, as given when we were six.
Originally posted by Karen Duggan
That sort of a set up would certainly encourage "slower" (and I use the term loosely) swimmers to race and they would definitely contribute to the team point total.
This is wacky. Why should slow swimmers get points? What motivation is it for the fast guys (Jerry Clark, Fritz Lehman) if some slow, out of shape dude can show up and score as highly? All the motivation I need is watching the last couple of heats. If I contribute to my team's overall score, I want it to be because I was fast enough to earn those points not because I was slow enough that pity points were awarded to me.
USMS is ADULT swimming which implies that hopefully people are over the days of needing participation only points/trophies, as given when we were six.
