Can anyone answer this? Maybe someone from the Austin meet?
First question:
What is the story on relay and individual splits? I tried to get my splits to count from a backstroke leadoff on the mixed medley, and the 50 free off my 100 free event. Both were legal finishes and appear in the final results.
When I tried to fill out a split form, everyone from the volunteer handing me the form, to the 3 officials at my race end told me I didn't need it and all the splits, particularly the free events, would be "uploaded automatically". This seems to be true in the case of records, but I am interested in a "real" time for my 50's and simply have my 50 times "official".
Second question:
Did I totally miss the boat? Here is a cut & paste from the meet information about our times to count for USA SWIMS database:
"TIME VERIFICATION (FORMERLY OVCs)
Swimmers needing verification of time(s) or wish their times to be entered into the USA Swimming SWIMS Database (for entry into USA-S national meets) should complete a form at the meet and prior to the swim. Contact the Administrative Referee at the meet."
Is it really, really too late for this? I already have Sectional cuts for TX Senior Circuit, but both my indiv & 50 split on the 100 made the automatic cut. It would be really, really nice to have the times count, that so I can enter TSC #3 and do all the 4 x 50's with the "1 automatic cut = any event under 200" rule.
I emailed Ann Nellis (I think) at meet.admin@austin.utexas.edu but no reply back yet.
Anyone know if there is anything I can still do to get those times to count?
Jim is correct. Your splits, including relay lead-off splits, will automatically be submitted for USMS Top 10. Those splits count as official times and you can view your split times on the meet results. As one of you noted, that also happened at the Federal Way meet.
Three things have to be in place for splits from nationals to be automatically recorded as official times for USMS purposes:
1. the technology has to be available to search and record all splits except for splits from individual backstroke events and disqualifications,
2. the officials have to agree to watch all relays for a second swimmer starting in the water, and
3. a written request has to be submitted for all splits for all swimmers from all events except individual backstroke events and disqualifications.
This is within the rules. It is not required for nationals. It is an option. Some meet hosts find it easier to process all the splits rather than a 100 or so. Some officials find it easier to watch all relays for a second swimmer starting in the water than to consciously watch a few specific relays for that. This is a cooperative effort among the meet host, the officials, and the technology/results team, and all must agree or it doesn’t happen.
Kathy Casey, Chair
USMS Rules Committee
Jim is correct. Your splits, including relay lead-off splits, will automatically be submitted for USMS Top 10. Those splits count as official times and you can view your split times on the meet results. As one of you noted, that also happened at the Federal Way meet.
Three things have to be in place for splits from nationals to be automatically recorded as official times for USMS purposes:
1. the technology has to be available to search and record all splits except for splits from individual backstroke events and disqualifications,
2. the officials have to agree to watch all relays for a second swimmer starting in the water, and
3. a written request has to be submitted for all splits for all swimmers from all events except individual backstroke events and disqualifications.
This is within the rules. It is not required for nationals. It is an option. Some meet hosts find it easier to process all the splits rather than a 100 or so. Some officials find it easier to watch all relays for a second swimmer starting in the water than to consciously watch a few specific relays for that. This is a cooperative effort among the meet host, the officials, and the technology/results team, and all must agree or it doesn’t happen.
Kathy Casey, Chair
USMS Rules Committee
