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.
To me when we host a "world" championship its just that and would be great to see if country vs. country. Otherwise I would suggest we call it the world "club" chmapionships, or world masters swimming festival. Granted their wold be lots of challenges as you've brought up but still think its fun to consider.
Why do you have to have a world championships that pits country against country? The original Olympics of the modern era had competitors of different countrys on the same team.
While we are the host country for the XI FINA World Masters Championships, I am chairman of the Organizing Committee. It is the FINA Masters Committee that is the management group that runs the championships.
If you have ideas about how to change the championships that happen every two years, you should contact Nancy Ridout who is a member of the FINA Masters Committee, it will be the committee or the FINA Congress that makes decisions about the naming of the championships.
On a side note, so you really think they are going to change the name from the World Championships to the World Masters fesitval? (Personally, I dont think that will happen and to think otherwise would be just kidding yourself.)
Lastly I do think that an oppuruntiy exists to more closely align oursleves with USS for those of us who come from a competition based background; things like QTs, seeding by time vs age, requiring us citenship fo US national records (and add open records) , etc. etc.
To get changes like changes in QT, seeding by time vs age and requiring citizenship for US national records are items that will require changes in the US Masters Swimming Rule book. Those changes can only be made by the USMS House of Delegates. You should get your LMSC to propose changes (or the Championship Committee could also make proposals for the change.)
regards
michael
To me when we host a "world" championship its just that and would be great to see if country vs. country. Otherwise I would suggest we call it the world "club" chmapionships, or world masters swimming festival. Granted their wold be lots of challenges as you've brought up but still think its fun to consider.
Why do you have to have a world championships that pits country against country? The original Olympics of the modern era had competitors of different countrys on the same team.
While we are the host country for the XI FINA World Masters Championships, I am chairman of the Organizing Committee. It is the FINA Masters Committee that is the management group that runs the championships.
If you have ideas about how to change the championships that happen every two years, you should contact Nancy Ridout who is a member of the FINA Masters Committee, it will be the committee or the FINA Congress that makes decisions about the naming of the championships.
On a side note, so you really think they are going to change the name from the World Championships to the World Masters fesitval? (Personally, I dont think that will happen and to think otherwise would be just kidding yourself.)
Lastly I do think that an oppuruntiy exists to more closely align oursleves with USS for those of us who come from a competition based background; things like QTs, seeding by time vs age, requiring us citenship fo US national records (and add open records) , etc. etc.
To get changes like changes in QT, seeding by time vs age and requiring citizenship for US national records are items that will require changes in the US Masters Swimming Rule book. Those changes can only be made by the USMS House of Delegates. You should get your LMSC to propose changes (or the Championship Committee could also make proposals for the change.)
regards
michael
