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
The question becomes more of what if I want to be registered with both USS & USMS and swim at times in both organizations meets....as do quite a number of people these days: Susan V, Karlyn, Baker, etc. etc.....and if a record is set why shouldn't it be recognized by either organization?
I mean really....if Gary Hall Jr. breaks the world (not masters) record in the 5free at a masters meet why shouldn't it recognized as just that...by both USS & USMS?
I think the idea of dual sanctions makes complete sense and helps grow the sport!
PS: Now the fun part.....If John, Rowdy, Saeger & I swam the 200 free relay at a USS meet but we're swimming under the Texas Aquatics USS club....would/should that count as a USMS 40-44 record (if we broke it)?
The question becomes more of what if I want to be registered with both USS & USMS and swim at times in both organizations meets....as do quite a number of people these days: Susan V, Karlyn, Baker, etc. etc.....and if a record is set why shouldn't it be recognized by either organization?
I mean really....if Gary Hall Jr. breaks the world (not masters) record in the 5free at a masters meet why shouldn't it recognized as just that...by both USS & USMS?
I think the idea of dual sanctions makes complete sense and helps grow the sport!
PS: Now the fun part.....If John, Rowdy, Saeger & I swam the 200 free relay at a USS meet but we're swimming under the Texas Aquatics USS club....would/should that count as a USMS 40-44 record (if we broke it)?
