From other threads it's seemed some people from small teams feel left out at Nationals because they don't have enough people for relays. How about not counting the relay points for the Small Team Awards and letting the small teams pool swimmers for relays. Pooled relays would not count for records or Top Ten but could win medals.
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Jim,
I was (and to some degree still am) a team hussy. I started back swimming masters 5 years ago after a long break and didn't have a team to workout with due to conflicting work schedules and pool times. While living in Atlanta I jumped from Dallas Aquatic Masters at one nationals to Team TYR at another nationals and Rocky Mtn masters at the next nationals.
Big deal.... who cares...... seriously...... I did it to swim my old friends.... Bobby Patten at DAMM, Chris Cavanaugh and Geoff Gaberino at Team TYR and evil Paul with Rocky Mtn. masters. I work out by myself most of the time still today. If there is a chance to swim with Rich Saeger, Paul and Rowdy on another relay team for Worlds next year ...... I'd probably switch teams again and come back to Rocky Mtn. the next season.
This is a good thing, not a bad thing. Otherwise, I would be swimming unattached as I don't workout with any teams.
John Smith
Jim,
I was (and to some degree still am) a team hussy. I started back swimming masters 5 years ago after a long break and didn't have a team to workout with due to conflicting work schedules and pool times. While living in Atlanta I jumped from Dallas Aquatic Masters at one nationals to Team TYR at another nationals and Rocky Mtn masters at the next nationals.
Big deal.... who cares...... seriously...... I did it to swim my old friends.... Bobby Patten at DAMM, Chris Cavanaugh and Geoff Gaberino at Team TYR and evil Paul with Rocky Mtn. masters. I work out by myself most of the time still today. If there is a chance to swim with Rich Saeger, Paul and Rowdy on another relay team for Worlds next year ...... I'd probably switch teams again and come back to Rocky Mtn. the next season.
This is a good thing, not a bad thing. Otherwise, I would be swimming unattached as I don't workout with any teams.
John Smith
