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
Sadly the vast majority of high school/college swimmers out there see USMS as nothing more than a "fitness organization"...they really don't take us seriouslly when it comes to offering "real" compeitition.
Finally, we agree. I'm completely with you on this one. Of course, those that don't bother learning about USMS only think of us as a competition league.
We should do more to promote competition and less promotion of noodling!
Sadly the vast majority of high school/college swimmers out there see USMS as nothing more than a "fitness organization"...they really don't take us seriouslly when it comes to offering "real" compeitition.
Finally, we agree. I'm completely with you on this one. Of course, those that don't bother learning about USMS only think of us as a competition league.
We should do more to promote competition and less promotion of noodling!
