Can anyone give me advice on how to form a team. I am an American living in Tokyo. I am competing in Japan Masters competitions currently via my local gym, but I want to quit my gym and train somewhere else. I have a long term Masters membership...but how can I get the competition applications without a team registration?
Can I form my own team just by registering a new team name for myself. I want to compete in the World Masters next year in San Fran, but am worried about not having an affiliation.
I wonder if I could start a Tokyo branch of a U.S. Masters team?
Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
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I swim unattached for a variety of reasons, mostly because I want to. I had halfways planned on going next summer - guess not!
I looked at the rules for FINA Masters Worlds and it does say you must be attached to a team, but then it says that you can't swim for a country or federation. OK, fine... so if I make up a team name, I can swim for it?
I'm not USMS, as I'm Canadian... I am registered with Masters Swimming Ontario as an unattached swimmer.
Weirdness, and disappointing. Oh well, the World Masters Games are in Australia in 2009, and that might be fun. :)
Heather
I swim unattached for a variety of reasons, mostly because I want to. I had halfways planned on going next summer - guess not!
I looked at the rules for FINA Masters Worlds and it does say you must be attached to a team, but then it says that you can't swim for a country or federation. OK, fine... so if I make up a team name, I can swim for it?
I'm not USMS, as I'm Canadian... I am registered with Masters Swimming Ontario as an unattached swimmer.
Weirdness, and disappointing. Oh well, the World Masters Games are in Australia in 2009, and that might be fun. :)
Heather
