There is a proposal pendiing to require Nationals be held "at venues located within the boundaries of USMS." If adopted, it would preclude Puerto Rico's bid.
How do we feel about it?
I wrote about limiting nationals to within USMS Boundaries on
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
I use Nats as a mini vacation and would love to see it held in new exciting places. PR sounds great to me.
There are quite a few swimming competition you can attend outside the United States. Some are mentioned in the other thread. USMS has an duty to promote swimming in the United States.
There are politics and ego at play here and they don't have the courage to step up....go to the convention and see it first hand.
Paul, would you let me know beforehand which politics and who ego I should watch out for? Any time you have more than two people there will always be politics. And who does not have the "courage" to step up. Not all the people who are interested in USMS have the time to read what goes on in the forums let alone take the time to reply to all that is said. Brian Stack wrote me an email saying I should look at the forums, I would imagine there are many others who just dont have time to read and write on the forums. Not that people do not have "courage."
Just a note, Puerto Rico has its own swimming federation "Federacion Puertorriquena de Natacion"; Guam has its own swimming federation, Guam Swim Federation; so does the Virgin Islands "Virgin Island Swimming Federation"; Alaska is a member of USMS.
michael
I wrote about limiting nationals to within USMS Boundaries on
forums.usms.org/showpost.php
I use Nats as a mini vacation and would love to see it held in new exciting places. PR sounds great to me.
There are quite a few swimming competition you can attend outside the United States. Some are mentioned in the other thread. USMS has an duty to promote swimming in the United States.
There are politics and ego at play here and they don't have the courage to step up....go to the convention and see it first hand.
Paul, would you let me know beforehand which politics and who ego I should watch out for? Any time you have more than two people there will always be politics. And who does not have the "courage" to step up. Not all the people who are interested in USMS have the time to read what goes on in the forums let alone take the time to reply to all that is said. Brian Stack wrote me an email saying I should look at the forums, I would imagine there are many others who just dont have time to read and write on the forums. Not that people do not have "courage."
Just a note, Puerto Rico has its own swimming federation "Federacion Puertorriquena de Natacion"; Guam has its own swimming federation, Guam Swim Federation; so does the Virgin Islands "Virgin Island Swimming Federation"; Alaska is a member of USMS.
michael
