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
Yesterday in responding about Rob Peel records, I made two errors in my explanations. First Kevin DeForrest was the first person in masters to go under :45.00 and he had the record before Rob at :44.94 and second was the :22.48 that Rob did in the 50 SCM Free at the US Open was a FINA World Record because that swim was done in 1993 and FINA did not change the rule until two years later.
Yesterday in responding about Rob Peel records, I made two errors in my explanations. First Kevin DeForrest was the first person in masters to go under :45.00 and he had the record before Rob at :44.94 and second was the :22.48 that Rob did in the 50 SCM Free at the US Open was a FINA World Record because that swim was done in 1993 and FINA did not change the rule until two years later.
