I was reading the Sao Paulo Declaration at
http://www.wamo.info
and the FINA response also linked to on that site.
What exactly is the justification for FINA GR 4, which prohibits participation by individuals and/or organizations in non-FINA-affliated organizations or events? The rule seems unreasonably broad in not limiting in any way what organizations one can not be affiliated with!
On the idealistic side, I find it somewhat offensive to have my rights of association so limited by a body like FINA. On the pragmatic side, FINA seems to have stacked the cards so much in its favor that it is hard to imagine fighting it.
Some of you know that LATyCAR began in 1990 prior to the
FINA officially declaring itself in control of Masters...
LATyCAR has promoted fitness, friendship and competition via Masters swimming in the Americas south of the Rio Grande with extreme success.
LATyCAR emulated USMS and used it as a benchmark.
The championships have been in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Barbados (2), Mexico, U.S.A. (!), Costa Rica and Brazil.
Polo is our latest super-success story! No reason to kill LATyCAR...!! Who will be next? World Masters Games, IGLA, World Military Games, World Police and Firemans Games, etc.?
All the hard work has been ours (ei.: USMS...!) not FINA, in fact the start-up was MSI's Masters at work!
Cm'on... USMS's International Committee alone has more experience in Masters than all of FINA put together...!
A Masters for Masters program is the most reasonable and honest approach, let's push for it.
http://www.latycar.org
Some of you know that LATyCAR began in 1990 prior to the
FINA officially declaring itself in control of Masters...
LATyCAR has promoted fitness, friendship and competition via Masters swimming in the Americas south of the Rio Grande with extreme success.
LATyCAR emulated USMS and used it as a benchmark.
The championships have been in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Barbados (2), Mexico, U.S.A. (!), Costa Rica and Brazil.
Polo is our latest super-success story! No reason to kill LATyCAR...!! Who will be next? World Masters Games, IGLA, World Military Games, World Police and Firemans Games, etc.?
All the hard work has been ours (ei.: USMS...!) not FINA, in fact the start-up was MSI's Masters at work!
Cm'on... USMS's International Committee alone has more experience in Masters than all of FINA put together...!
A Masters for Masters program is the most reasonable and honest approach, let's push for it.
http://www.latycar.org
