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.
"........Smile Pan Pacs
Yes... Pan Pacs will "suffer" the same fate as LATyCAR & ALL AMERICAS... anyway you probably should contact Mary Sweeney about their fate...
......."
I just ran across some "historical" information, see the attached word doc, it's short and sweet...
Anyway, FINA will never work for Masters as we ourselves do.
I -finally- agree with Jim Miller on something he purportedly said about FINA being a "brick wall"... I insist that we walk around it... the best way is getting "into" the WAMO mode...!
Food for thought
"........Smile Pan Pacs
Yes... Pan Pacs will "suffer" the same fate as LATyCAR & ALL AMERICAS... anyway you probably should contact Mary Sweeney about their fate...
......."
I just ran across some "historical" information, see the attached word doc, it's short and sweet...
Anyway, FINA will never work for Masters as we ourselves do.
I -finally- agree with Jim Miller on something he purportedly said about FINA being a "brick wall"... I insist that we walk around it... the best way is getting "into" the WAMO mode...!
Food for thought
