some very fast swimmers are going to swim in this meet as well as a few masters
Here's where you'll find Real Time Results
www.realtime.net/.../index.htm
attached is the preliminary psyche sheet
www.texasseniorcircuitswimming.org/2008meetschedule.htm
aggie site
www.aggieathletics.com/index2.php
O r d e r . . . o f . . . E v e n t s
Women's Events Men's Events
Friday, May 16
Prelims: 7am warm-up; 9am meet start Finals: 4:30pm warm-up; 6pm meet start
1 50m fly 2
3 200m back 4
5 100m free 6
7 200m *** 8
9 *400m free 10
11 400m free relay 12
Saturday, May 17
Prelims: 7am warm-up; 9am meet start Finals: 4:30pm warm-up; 6pm meet start
13 100m fly 14
15 100m *** 16
17 200m free 18
19 50m back 20
21 *400m IM 22
23 400m medley relay 24
Sunday, May 18
Prelims: 7am warm-up; 9am meet start Finals: 3:30pm warm-up; 5pm meet start
25 50m *** 26
27 200m fly 28
29 100m back 30
31 **800m free --
32 200m IM 33
-- 1500m free 34
35 50m free 36
I wonder whether it's a "final decision" by USA Swimming. I disagree that there was so much more at stake at Texas A&M just because it was a higher level meet. I could care less if it was a on day local masters meet, a C little splashers meet or the Olympics; if it were me or my kid, I'd be totally PO'd!!
Last post on swimmingworldmagazine.com cites an email address for Mark Schubert to voice complaints.
How can USA Swimming not honor swims from a meet that appears to me to be in compliance with their own existing rules? Unless I am missing something, A&M wasn't required to measure the pool before the meet. That is no excuse for a short pool, but does anyone know what the exact rule is - I bet there isn't one except that the host make a "best effort" to make sure the pool is the right length and then measure only at the end of the session for a record (USA swimming rule).
If USA Swimming maintains their decision, then couldn't the arguement be that any times in the SWIMS database be erased if it was done at a meet, any meet, where a bulkhead was used and no pool measurement taken? See where this can go??? Not a good thing. Let the times count from TSC#3 as chalk it up as lession learned BY USA SWIMMING - hey, they could learn something from US masters!!
See:
www.usaswimming.org/.../ViewMiscArticle.aspx
Way, way, way below the standard for USMS!!! Way to go USMS for these rules - the integrity of top tens and masters records is way beyond SWIMS.
USA Swimming isn't known for it's customer service, but it does have a grievance procedure. I think it's section/article/chapter 4 in the rules book. If I were an affected parent I would certainly consider this just on principle. It isn't "causing waves" or "being a pain"; it is a right for every USA Swimming member, and the only way to get a direct answer. USA Swimming can't respond to a blog, but it can and must to any formal grievance. At worst, you'll get the same answer.
I've been telling this story to my children, especially since I was close to going, had it not been for their karate tournament, Pump-It-UP party and Hurricane Harbor day. If not already presented at convention, I think the top ten committee should change the rule for bulkheads to require (vs. recommend) an INITIAL measurement of all lanes prior to the start of competition. Can't go this year - I took my turn last year!
But the most surprising of all - no Aggie jokes posted?!!
I wonder whether it's a "final decision" by USA Swimming. I disagree that there was so much more at stake at Texas A&M just because it was a higher level meet. I could care less if it was a on day local masters meet, a C little splashers meet or the Olympics; if it were me or my kid, I'd be totally PO'd!!
Last post on swimmingworldmagazine.com cites an email address for Mark Schubert to voice complaints.
How can USA Swimming not honor swims from a meet that appears to me to be in compliance with their own existing rules? Unless I am missing something, A&M wasn't required to measure the pool before the meet. That is no excuse for a short pool, but does anyone know what the exact rule is - I bet there isn't one except that the host make a "best effort" to make sure the pool is the right length and then measure only at the end of the session for a record (USA swimming rule).
If USA Swimming maintains their decision, then couldn't the arguement be that any times in the SWIMS database be erased if it was done at a meet, any meet, where a bulkhead was used and no pool measurement taken? See where this can go??? Not a good thing. Let the times count from TSC#3 as chalk it up as lession learned BY USA SWIMMING - hey, they could learn something from US masters!!
See:
www.usaswimming.org/.../ViewMiscArticle.aspx
Way, way, way below the standard for USMS!!! Way to go USMS for these rules - the integrity of top tens and masters records is way beyond SWIMS.
USA Swimming isn't known for it's customer service, but it does have a grievance procedure. I think it's section/article/chapter 4 in the rules book. If I were an affected parent I would certainly consider this just on principle. It isn't "causing waves" or "being a pain"; it is a right for every USA Swimming member, and the only way to get a direct answer. USA Swimming can't respond to a blog, but it can and must to any formal grievance. At worst, you'll get the same answer.
I've been telling this story to my children, especially since I was close to going, had it not been for their karate tournament, Pump-It-UP party and Hurricane Harbor day. If not already presented at convention, I think the top ten committee should change the rule for bulkheads to require (vs. recommend) an INITIAL measurement of all lanes prior to the start of competition. Can't go this year - I took my turn last year!
But the most surprising of all - no Aggie jokes posted?!!
