I do wish FINA would update their masters world records as fast as they update their "real" world records. A week after worlds in Melbourne, all the new world records were on the site.
Does anyone know why we only get the records updated twice a year? I know records fall quite often in masters, but it can't be that hard to update it even once a month? This way, heat sheets can be as accurate as possible.
I don't know why they're so slow, but the regular FINA records get updated about as slowly (e.g., Kate Ziegler's 1500 record still hasn't been updated, and it was set June 17; Therese Alshammar's 50 Fly was set June 13). Records for World Championships are automatically approved, so the Melbourne records could be posted right away (see FINA SW 12.14).
Patrick King
