I have just recently decided to become dually affiliated with both the USS and USMS (i.e. I am now registered with both organizations). I did this primarily so that I could swim for our local agegroup team at meets in the 17 and over age group. The main advantage for me will be that I can now attend a much larger number of swimming events per season while not having to travel nearly as far to attend swim meets. Since most of the USS meets I will be attending are going to be in Memphis, I can now travel home after each day and return the next day without having to spend the night in a hotel....Also I will be burning a lot less gas getting to the nearby USS meets than I would traveling to USMS meets (even the ones that are the closest to where I live). If you have the same kind of situation in regards to traveling long distances to attend USMS meets and spending too much on traveling expenses, then perhaps you can benefit also from attending USS meets as well?? Also I don't think you necessarily have to be dually affiliated to attend these USS meets?.....(but I'm not really sure how that works to be honest).....I noticed that several other USMS swimmers have attended USS meets before. My first USS meet will be on October 15 and 16. I know I will probably get smoked by a lot of young fast swimmers....but I am still looking forward to the experience none-the-less. If anyone else has ever swam at a USS meet before while also registered as a masters swimmer with the USMS, please share your experience with me/us....How many of y'all are also dually affiliated?
Newmastersswimmer
p.s. I intended on posting a poll for this thread as well to see how many other USMS swimmers have ever attended a USS sanctioned meet....but I'm not sure if I submitted it correctly...so the poll may not actually accompany this posting??
It you enter a dually sanctioned meet, if you are a member of USMS the times will count towards USMS recognition. USA-Swimming will have to decide if they will accept the results. We have specified that someone with dual membership will have to decide which meet you are entering. (There are really two meets taking place simultaneously with, as I like to describe it, dynamically assigned lanes.) If USA-Swimming is going to recognize the time, then obviously you need to be a member of USA-Swimming. My advise for those looking to count a swim in both organizations is to enter the USA-Swimming portion. That way we can control what is going on with the results and we are more accustomed to dealing with these sorts of results. WRT to FINA records, then you probably want to enter the USMS meet and possibly forgo the USA-Swimming recognition.
It you enter a dually sanctioned meet, if you are a member of USMS the times will count towards USMS recognition. USA-Swimming will have to decide if they will accept the results. We have specified that someone with dual membership will have to decide which meet you are entering. (There are really two meets taking place simultaneously with, as I like to describe it, dynamically assigned lanes.) If USA-Swimming is going to recognize the time, then obviously you need to be a member of USA-Swimming. My advise for those looking to count a swim in both organizations is to enter the USA-Swimming portion. That way we can control what is going on with the results and we are more accustomed to dealing with these sorts of results. WRT to FINA records, then you probably want to enter the USMS meet and possibly forgo the USA-Swimming recognition.
