i know the age up date for meters is 12/31 of the given year.
has it always been that way?
(mostly i need to know if in 1997 the age up date would have been 12/31/97 or the date of the meet...)
thanks!
I don't belive there is much to be done to make things easier.
One idea is to start adding more "end of season" dates in the middle of the year, but One example of a proposal around this would be:
SCY as "end of meet,"
LCM meets from Oct 1-Dec 31, age as of 12/31; meets Jan 1 to Sept 30 = age as of 9/30
SCM meets from Jan 1-Jun 30= age as of 6/30; meets Jul 1-Dec 31 = age as of 12/31
As you can see, that just gets confusing. SCY season runs June 1 to May 30. LCM season is October 1 to September 30. They both straddle two numeral years. SCM is calendar (Jan 1-Dec 31).
Here's a thought, and a good case for the LCM mid-season cutoff... Imagine your birthday is October 1. You are 24. However, according to the rules, you're 25 all LCM season, and swimming in 25-29 age group. Since the season ends 9/30, you will never be able to swim an event in that season when you're actually 25. I would say that is not fair.
I don't belive there is much to be done to make things easier.
One idea is to start adding more "end of season" dates in the middle of the year, but One example of a proposal around this would be:
SCY as "end of meet,"
LCM meets from Oct 1-Dec 31, age as of 12/31; meets Jan 1 to Sept 30 = age as of 9/30
SCM meets from Jan 1-Jun 30= age as of 6/30; meets Jul 1-Dec 31 = age as of 12/31
As you can see, that just gets confusing. SCY season runs June 1 to May 30. LCM season is October 1 to September 30. They both straddle two numeral years. SCM is calendar (Jan 1-Dec 31).
Here's a thought, and a good case for the LCM mid-season cutoff... Imagine your birthday is October 1. You are 24. However, according to the rules, you're 25 all LCM season, and swimming in 25-29 age group. Since the season ends 9/30, you will never be able to swim an event in that season when you're actually 25. I would say that is not fair.
