Recruiting

Well..... I guess the issue comes down to relays and trying to set world records in various age groups. It's obviously easier to attain these times with more faster people on a given team. If FINA didn't have world records or USMS didn't have National records for relays then there would be much less incentive to try and assemble a better faster group of individuals. I am curious though. Since what is being proposed is essentially a voluntary effort by the individual to sign up for a team with better swimmers and no monetary design, how does this truly affect other swimmers and contribute to Imperialist, Controlling, and Decisive Power of USMS? Swim on your own local team if you want to.... or swim with a larger faster group of individuals if you want to. Honestly, Frank, its just masters swimming. This doesn't sound like a big issue to me. People should be able to swim casually with their local team or join a faster team.... big deal. USMS should oblige and try to fill the need of both types of swimmers. What does it really matter if a bunch of old farts get together on a larger faster team at Worlds to break a bunch of old people's world/national records and drink beers together. You want to know how it will benefit USMS..... well, here's a few thoughts. 1. Former swimmers will be recruited to swim and workout a bit again to get ready. Older names from nationals long ago may come out of the woodwork to see their friends and have a good time on a relay one more time. This represents new membership and increased noteriety within USMS. Older swimmers have a great deal of experience to share with other beginning mastser swimmers at these meets. 2. Bigger names in the sport from years past are ALWAYS great to have at USMS nationals and World events. I nagged Rowdy to be on the relay at USMS Nationals in Indy because he's a great guy, a friend, and a huge figure in the sport. It helps promote the sport within the sport and people love to see him and others like him return occasionally for dip in the pool. We laughed a lot at that meet with Susan Von der Lippe (Rapp), The Rhodenbaugh family etc..... Reunion type events are a positive way to sell USMS to the general public. Seeing old familiar faces and general fitness are the BIGGEST reason I do masters swimming. 3. Better National and World relay records will be set if better swimmers are allowed to swim together on a team if they chose so. Better record times are an improvement by themselves and can help spawn others to do the same. John Smith

Well..... I guess the issue comes down to relays and trying to set world records in various age groups. It's obviously easier to attain these times with more faster people on a given team. If FINA didn't have world records or USMS didn't have National records for relays then there would be much less incentive to try and assemble a better faster group of individuals. I am curious though. Since what is being proposed is essentially a voluntary effort by the individual to sign up for a team with better swimmers and no monetary design, how does this truly affect other swimmers and contribute to Imperialist, Controlling, and Decisive Power of USMS? Swim on your own local team if you want to.... or swim with a larger faster group of individuals if you want to. Honestly, Frank, its just masters swimming. This doesn't sound like a big issue to me. People should be able to swim casually with their local team or join a faster team.... big deal. USMS should oblige and try to fill the need of both types of swimmers. What does it really matter if a bunch of old farts get together on a larger faster team at Worlds to break a bunch of old people's world/national records and drink beers together. You want to know how it will benefit USMS..... well, here's a few thoughts. 1. Former swimmers will be recruited to swim and workout a bit again to get ready. Older names from nationals long ago may come out of the woodwork to see their friends and have a good time on a relay one more time. This represents new membership and increased noteriety within USMS. Older swimmers have a great deal of experience to share with other beginning mastser swimmers at these meets. 2. Bigger names in the sport from years past are ALWAYS great to have at USMS nationals and World events. I nagged Rowdy to be on the relay at USMS Nationals in Indy because he's a great guy, a friend, and a huge figure in the sport. It helps promote the sport within the sport and people love to see him and others like him return occasionally for dip in the pool. We laughed a lot at that meet with Susan Von der Lippe (Rapp), The Rhodenbaugh family etc..... Reunion type events are a positive way to sell USMS to the general public. Seeing old familiar faces and general fitness are the BIGGEST reason I do masters swimming. 3. Better National and World relay records will be set if better swimmers are allowed to swim together on a team if they chose so. Better record times are an improvement by themselves and can help spawn others to do the same. John Smith