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:
Thanks for the info on the 1985 LCM Top Ten. I believe MSI started the Top Ten lists in 1985 for both courses. I think I remember just a 1984 LCM list because that was the first year of the International Championships in New Zeeland. I do remember seeing a 1979/1980 list in the Swim Master Newsletter. I will check for both of these.
I agree with Ian Smith that these lists are great especially if you want to research a swimmer. I don't believe FINA has these kind of lists for Swimming. I know they have yearly lists for SCM and LCM and World Records by year but they don't a progession of times list or a progression list for World Records. USA Swimming has something similar to this is LCM and SCY but has absolutely nothing on SCM. They have a World Record progression for LCM and have American Record progression for both SCY and LCM. They have the All-Time Top Ten performances of swimming times by event. They also have an All-Time Top 25 Performers from around the World and an All-Time Top 25 US Performers from swimmers from the USA.
I would think that this would be pretty easy to do for FINA in Swimming. At least from far back as say 1960. I know thru the years I have seen lists from as far back as then. Is FINA going to print a 2006 edition of the Masters World Top Ten lists? I only see the 2005 edition for sale on the website. I have all the FINA books since 1992 and I was wondering if they were going to quit because everything is online now.
Walt:
Thanks for the info on the 1985 LCM Top Ten. I believe MSI started the Top Ten lists in 1985 for both courses. I think I remember just a 1984 LCM list because that was the first year of the International Championships in New Zeeland. I do remember seeing a 1979/1980 list in the Swim Master Newsletter. I will check for both of these.
I agree with Ian Smith that these lists are great especially if you want to research a swimmer. I don't believe FINA has these kind of lists for Swimming. I know they have yearly lists for SCM and LCM and World Records by year but they don't a progession of times list or a progression list for World Records. USA Swimming has something similar to this is LCM and SCY but has absolutely nothing on SCM. They have a World Record progression for LCM and have American Record progression for both SCY and LCM. They have the All-Time Top Ten performances of swimming times by event. They also have an All-Time Top 25 Performers from around the World and an All-Time Top 25 US Performers from swimmers from the USA.
I would think that this would be pretty easy to do for FINA in Swimming. At least from far back as say 1960. I know thru the years I have seen lists from as far back as then. Is FINA going to print a 2006 edition of the Masters World Top Ten lists? I only see the 2005 edition for sale on the website. I have all the FINA books since 1992 and I was wondering if they were going to quit because everything is online now.
