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
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Former Member
Leo,
The question wasn't whether a competitor that is currently registered with USMS who swims in a USS meet can qualify for rankings and records in USMS. The question was, why can't a competitor that is registered in USS and swims in a USS meet automatically qualify for rankings and records in USMS?
John Smith
Leo,
The question wasn't whether a competitor that is currently registered with USMS who swims in a USS meet can qualify for rankings and records in USMS. The question was, why can't a competitor that is registered in USS and swims in a USS meet automatically qualify for rankings and records in USMS?
John Smith
