May/June cover of USMS Swimmer

myoptic is an adjective that means lack of insight. Matt S asked for out of the box thinking. Lindsey is the only one so far to offer that. Some competitive swimmers do not realize that should be more to USMS than CLUBS and COMPETITION. Geeks view is myoptic. If someone wants to compete, compete, I don't care. But if USMS truely wants to embrace fitness swimmers their program should be developed by fitness swimmers for fitness swimmer. Do you see fitness swimmers trying to run the competition aspect of USMS? Just because it may require more administration, fitness swimmers aren't worthy enough to have a system to validate their their goals? Cost too much? Fitness swimmers could pay to be tested, just as you pay to swim in a meet. Oh, but wait, that might take away some precious USMS funds from competitions. Sorry, I also forgot the SOCIAL aspect of competitions... hum, these tests to move from one level to the next could be held at 'meets' so we could all go out together and party hardy afterwards, but I suppose there wouldn't be enough time at competitive meets to test the fitness swimmers, afterall, it is all about the competition. Oh and by the way Geek, SAGA (Smocking Arts Guild of America) holds an annual convention every year. We would really love for you to attend and then afterwards go out with the girls and have a glass of wine Please attend so you can really learn what it is all about. I'm sure once you do attend you'll really enjoy it. You'll get to meet so many new interesting people. Lainey

myoptic is an adjective that means lack of insight. Matt S asked for out of the box thinking. Lindsey is the only one so far to offer that. Some competitive swimmers do not realize that should be more to USMS than CLUBS and COMPETITION. Geeks view is myoptic. If someone wants to compete, compete, I don't care. But if USMS truely wants to embrace fitness swimmers their program should be developed by fitness swimmers for fitness swimmer. Do you see fitness swimmers trying to run the competition aspect of USMS? Just because it may require more administration, fitness swimmers aren't worthy enough to have a system to validate their their goals? Cost too much? Fitness swimmers could pay to be tested, just as you pay to swim in a meet. Oh, but wait, that might take away some precious USMS funds from competitions. Sorry, I also forgot the SOCIAL aspect of competitions... hum, these tests to move from one level to the next could be held at 'meets' so we could all go out together and party hardy afterwards, but I suppose there wouldn't be enough time at competitive meets to test the fitness swimmers, afterall, it is all about the competition. Oh and by the way Geek, SAGA (Smocking Arts Guild of America) holds an annual convention every year. We would really love for you to attend and then afterwards go out with the girls and have a glass of wine Please attend so you can really learn what it is all about. I'm sure once you do attend you'll really enjoy it. You'll get to meet so many new interesting people. Lainey