I would like to announce that FINA has just implemented a database of Masters Top10 Lists and Masters World Records.
The Masters Top 10 data can be accessed by Individual or Relay, Short or Long Course, Year, Gender, Age Group, and Swim Event. We have loaded all World Top10's from 1986 to 2006. There is also a "All Time" Top10 feature.
The Masters World Records can be accessed by Individual or Relay, Short or Long Course, As of Date, Gender, Age Group and Swim Event. This will give you a list of all the published record holders for the selected event. The records from 1985 to 2007 have been loaded. There is also a feature to view the published records for all events as of a specific date.
These new features are available by going to the FINA Web site at fina.org selecting the MASTERS page then either the Tabulations or Records.
So give it a try and I hope you enjoy the viewing.
Walt Reid
FINA Masters Recorder
Walt:
This is a really great tool to research swimmers and what they have done in the past. Its also good to see a historical progression of Records and Top Ten times of all time. Is there a 1985 LCM Top Ten? I noticed there was a 1985 SCM Top Ten. I know FINA did not start doing the tabulations until 1992 and MSI did them from 1985 to 1991. Is there any way we could look at 1 year like they are done now from 2004 to 2006. I like the individual and event function but if you want to print what you did for the year you have to print it by event and that is a lot of printing. I like the World Record function and being able to see the World Records by year and how long swimmers had the World Record.
This is a little different than the USMS Top Ten in that we can go back beyond 1993 and see what swimmers were doing. The USMS website top ten section can track a swimmer for both SC and LC by year and event since 1993. USMS can also do an entire age group of events by course. I don't think you can print the entire USMS Top Ten by course like you can for the FINA 2004, 2005, and 2006. I think that is why you have the USMS Top Ten tabulation books for and can purchase them. I don't think USMS has a tracking for National/World Records by year and all time like FINA does.
Walt:
This is a really great tool to research swimmers and what they have done in the past. Its also good to see a historical progression of Records and Top Ten times of all time. Is there a 1985 LCM Top Ten? I noticed there was a 1985 SCM Top Ten. I know FINA did not start doing the tabulations until 1992 and MSI did them from 1985 to 1991. Is there any way we could look at 1 year like they are done now from 2004 to 2006. I like the individual and event function but if you want to print what you did for the year you have to print it by event and that is a lot of printing. I like the World Record function and being able to see the World Records by year and how long swimmers had the World Record.
This is a little different than the USMS Top Ten in that we can go back beyond 1993 and see what swimmers were doing. The USMS website top ten section can track a swimmer for both SC and LC by year and event since 1993. USMS can also do an entire age group of events by course. I don't think you can print the entire USMS Top Ten by course like you can for the FINA 2004, 2005, and 2006. I think that is why you have the USMS Top Ten tabulation books for and can purchase them. I don't think USMS has a tracking for National/World Records by year and all time like FINA does.
