I've been to many a meet over my life and a kid's meet is entirely different from a Master's meet. So, please don't knock it until you've tried it. You ever see a 60 year old Olympian chew up a 30 year old? That's exciting, unless you are the 30 year old, but that's a personal matter.
And, what the heck is wrong with enjoying a beverage with a person you'll only see once in your life? I'm lucky if I see gull80 once a year but it darn sure makes the meet we both attend a lot more enjoyable for me. I can tell you our little competition in January made my training and participating 10 X more enjoyable. And, I look forward to the date when I can buy the Smiths beer, although I'll be showered and dressed long before their heats even start. Is that worth my $30 a year, heck yeah.
Let's be honest bug, you've never been to a USMS meet, you've never been on a USMS team, your only knowledge of USMS is this board and the flame throwers on it, like Cruise. Now, without any knowledge whatsoever of USMS you proposed some goofy color suit system where people can't participate in meets if they are in the fitness category, something so god awful complex that it would make USMS a beurocratic nightmare to administer.
When I finished my second year of kindergarten we stopped using colored stickers to judge progress and entered the real world where you were actually rewarded based on performance. In swimming it's called time. And, have you ever noticed, the best swimmers have the best form? What color suit does a perfect form fast swimmer get who competes? If it's Smith, I say PINK!
I've been to many a meet over my life and a kid's meet is entirely different from a Master's meet. So, please don't knock it until you've tried it. You ever see a 60 year old Olympian chew up a 30 year old? That's exciting, unless you are the 30 year old, but that's a personal matter.
And, what the heck is wrong with enjoying a beverage with a person you'll only see once in your life? I'm lucky if I see gull80 once a year but it darn sure makes the meet we both attend a lot more enjoyable for me. I can tell you our little competition in January made my training and participating 10 X more enjoyable. And, I look forward to the date when I can buy the Smiths beer, although I'll be showered and dressed long before their heats even start. Is that worth my $30 a year, heck yeah.
Let's be honest bug, you've never been to a USMS meet, you've never been on a USMS team, your only knowledge of USMS is this board and the flame throwers on it, like Cruise. Now, without any knowledge whatsoever of USMS you proposed some goofy color suit system where people can't participate in meets if they are in the fitness category, something so god awful complex that it would make USMS a beurocratic nightmare to administer.
When I finished my second year of kindergarten we stopped using colored stickers to judge progress and entered the real world where you were actually rewarded based on performance. In swimming it's called time. And, have you ever noticed, the best swimmers have the best form? What color suit does a perfect form fast swimmer get who competes? If it's Smith, I say PINK!
