Why is it that Masters level swimmers who participate in USS sanctioned meets under a separate USS registration can't have their times automatically qualify for USMS rankings and USMS National records? What is the reason for this separation? The rules with USMS and USS seem parallel enough to allow USS swims to qualify under USMS ranking and records. Do we care if elite older swimmers in their 30's (say Gary Hall Jr.) effectively end up owning the USMS national record by default? Is USMS afraid of merging to closely with USS? Why wouldn't USMS want to recognize the true best performance by and old man/women in the pool regardless of whether their card said USS or USMS on it?
John Smith
USA Swimming meets are automatically recognized by USMS (as are meets from all FINA member federations). Times achieved by USMS swimmers in recognized meets are acceptable for Top Ten and Records. It is the resonsibility of the competitor to provide the necessary data to the LMSC Top Ten recorder for it to be entered into the system as we cannot keep track of every USA Swimming meet.
BTW, I believe we are very close to finishing an agreement with USA Swimming to allow dual sanctioned meets. This would allow, with some restrictions, competitors from both organizations to be seeded and compete together.
Leo
USA Swimming meets are automatically recognized by USMS (as are meets from all FINA member federations). Times achieved by USMS swimmers in recognized meets are acceptable for Top Ten and Records. It is the resonsibility of the competitor to provide the necessary data to the LMSC Top Ten recorder for it to be entered into the system as we cannot keep track of every USA Swimming meet.
BTW, I believe we are very close to finishing an agreement with USA Swimming to allow dual sanctioned meets. This would allow, with some restrictions, competitors from both organizations to be seeded and compete together.
Leo
