Procedure for getting USA-S Times to count for USMS Top 10
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How does one go about getting USA-S times to be submitted and to count for USMS Top 10? I have concerns about how difficult this process will be due to pool measurement and other requirements, etc.
I want to swim the 1500 LCM this summer and there is not one masters meet in my area that offers that event this summer. The closest meets are 8+ hours drive away in FL in July and I'd much rather swim that distance in a climate controlled environment. :frustrated: USA-S meets in my area offer this event. I'm already registered with USA-S.
Thanks for any ideas. I will plan on contacting one USAS/USMS official that I know personally. But was curious if anyone knew the exact (or even vague outline) process.
Really, my biggest concern is having to swim fast on such a big time zone change. Oh, and it's not an indoor climate controlled pool. But I could live with that I think.
The time change shouldn't be a huge factor, I don't think. It's probably better to go west than to go east. At least when the meet starts at 9 a.m. it will feel like noon to you, not the middle of the night.
Obviously there are no guarantees with the weather, but summers in the Pacific Northwest are usually incredible. It can get hot in Portland, but we're talking 90 degrees and the word "muggy" is seldom used. What we consider to be hot out here is typically laughed upon by most other parts of the country. I'm not kidding when I say people start complaining about the "oppressive heat" when the temps stay above 80 for a few days in a row.
Really, my biggest concern is having to swim fast on such a big time zone change. Oh, and it's not an indoor climate controlled pool. But I could live with that I think.
The time change shouldn't be a huge factor, I don't think. It's probably better to go west than to go east. At least when the meet starts at 9 a.m. it will feel like noon to you, not the middle of the night.
Obviously there are no guarantees with the weather, but summers in the Pacific Northwest are usually incredible. It can get hot in Portland, but we're talking 90 degrees and the word "muggy" is seldom used. What we consider to be hot out here is typically laughed upon by most other parts of the country. I'm not kidding when I say people start complaining about the "oppressive heat" when the temps stay above 80 for a few days in a row.
