I don't know whether this has been discussed much, but how can USMS support "going green," promoting and/or being supportive of being environmentally responsible for clean water to swim in as well as to drink?
Open Water swims, of course, are the perfect venues to remind us all to keep our waters clean for swimming. The Boston swim focuses on this; do other Open Water swims promote cleaner water? What do they do?
Can pool Masters swimmers, clubs, LMSCs promote being "greener"? Encouraging people to take shorter showers is one way. What are other ways?
I think it is a fine idea and good opportunity for USMS to promote this particular aspect of the environment. By the way, all the Great Lakes are down several inches, except for Lake Superior (where, at the moment, we don't have Open Water swims...but who knows, in the future???).
Jennifer Parks, Michigan Masters
Hey that's really good. There some retentive meet directors down Maryland way who specifically ask you to "paste" it in an appropriately sized box...
Speaking of wasted paper, yeah, that is because i make a paper copy of your entry, with card, for my records (and if your original gets lost), and it helps to have it fit on the entry form w/o overlapping anything important.
I got a copy of a card for the Terrapin Cup that was 5"x8".
Now, stud, remember, entries do get "lost in the mail" :)
I would like to note that we printed our programs on recycled paper and recycled probably 98% of the paper used from entries (envelope, usms card trimmings, copies, etc), signage and results.
Hey that's really good. There some retentive meet directors down Maryland way who specifically ask you to "paste" it in an appropriately sized box...
Speaking of wasted paper, yeah, that is because i make a paper copy of your entry, with card, for my records (and if your original gets lost), and it helps to have it fit on the entry form w/o overlapping anything important.
I got a copy of a card for the Terrapin Cup that was 5"x8".
Now, stud, remember, entries do get "lost in the mail" :)
I would like to note that we printed our programs on recycled paper and recycled probably 98% of the paper used from entries (envelope, usms card trimmings, copies, etc), signage and results.
