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
As a triathlete, let me express just how sorry you swimmers do your entries. To enter a tri you do it all via the ether. A swim meet requires 2-3 pages of printing, the envelope, the check, the copy of your card, etc.
Of course, printing the 4 or 5 pages of rules and regulations for the tri generally balances the whole equation out.
I think it would be a good idea for USMS to have meet entry on line via the home page.
As a triathlete, let me express just how sorry you swimmers do your entries. To enter a tri you do it all via the ether. A swim meet requires 2-3 pages of printing, the envelope, the check, the copy of your card, etc.
Of course, printing the 4 or 5 pages of rules and regulations for the tri generally balances the whole equation out.
I think it would be a good idea for USMS to have meet entry on line via the home page.
