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
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Swimconnection.com is what we use out here for USA meets. But as I said before, they suggest that you print out a copy to bring along...just in case. Saving a few pieces of paper is really quite petty in the grand scheme of things. Focusing on energy conservation via carpooling, more economical/fuel efficient vehicles, mass transit, installing CF light bulbs, turning down your heater, turning up your AC, installing insulation, etc. are going to yield a greater benefit to the earth than saving some paper.
Swimconnection.com is what we use out here for USA meets. But as I said before, they suggest that you print out a copy to bring along...just in case. Saving a few pieces of paper is really quite petty in the grand scheme of things. Focusing on energy conservation via carpooling, more economical/fuel efficient vehicles, mass transit, installing CF light bulbs, turning down your heater, turning up your AC, installing insulation, etc. are going to yield a greater benefit to the earth than saving some paper.
