hornHead:
I think the reason is because he did those top ten times as a USMS Registered masters swimmer. I believe if he swims in our 2007 USMS LC Nationals as a registered swimmer for San Diego Masters, his times get picked up for top ten. In the Canadian Masters National Championships, because he swims for a Canadian team and has a Canadian Registration Number, than his times will count for Canadian Top Ten and not USMS Top Ten. So those times from last spring in Winnipeg, will not show up in our 2007 USMS SCM Top Ten. There is no residency requirement and there is no provision against having dual registration. I discovered this last year at the World Championships. FINA does not have a provision against this like they do in Swimming. In Masters you can have as many registrations as you want in as many countries as you want. Its sounds strange, but until this provision is changed, you will see this a lot.
The mens 65-69 age group raises some questions. Like, how does VVB, a citizen of Canada and registered Canadian masters swimmer, not living in the US, achieve a top 10 ranking in USMS?
So, theoretically, a USMS club could compose a relay of 4 individuals, living in 4 different countries while not being US citizens and set a WR as long as they are properly registered with USMS?
So, theoretically, a USMS club could compose a relay of 4 individuals, living in 4 different countries while not being US citizens and set a WR as long as they are properly registered with USMS?
Even more interesting, they can hold the US NATIONAL record...
Even more interesting, they can hold the US NATIONAL record...
Is anyone aware of other National Masters organizations that would have a policy or bylaw to prohibit this?
Article 105.3.1: The fastest time by a USMS member in each event in a USMS-sanctioned competition or -recognized event shall be designated as a USMS national record.
So it's the fastest time achieved by anyone who's a member of USMS. U.S. citizenship is not a requirement.
