why doesn't masters apply the same age rule for short course as it does for long course?
In long course meets a persons age is determined by their age by the end of the year.
so at worlds there were 24, 29 , 34, 39, 44, ... year olds
who competed in the next age group up because they aged up later in the year.
In short course competitions a persons age is determined by their age at either the end or beginning of the competition.
I encourage USMS to be consistent and
consider adopting the same rules for short course competitions
Ande
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I wonder if itis because so many nonwestern cultures don't mark individual birthdays but birthyears. That is everyone bvorn in 1975 is considered the same age regardless of where their actual birthday falls with in that year. thisis the same way horses' ages are tracked.
I wonder if itis because so many nonwestern cultures don't mark individual birthdays but birthyears. That is everyone bvorn in 1975 is considered the same age regardless of where their actual birthday falls with in that year. thisis the same way horses' ages are tracked.
