I might enter a USS meet next year as the long course season gets underway. I believe you have to be registered with USS to do so, but just wondered:
Is there an easy way to do this given that I'm already USMS registered (e.g., any reciprocity arrangement)?
Do you have to affiliate yourself with a USS team or can you just swim UNAT?
Thanks,
PWB,
You have to register as USA-S.
Go to:
www.azswimming.org
Go to Document Library
Scroll near bottom and I HIGHLY recommend signing up for the 2009 Year Around Athlete registriation ($57.00). Fill it out (don't forget to list your Mommy and Daddy's name!). You can then swim any meet during the year!!
I suggest going UNAT at first, unless you have some compelling reason to attach to a team.
Here are some thoughts:
1. You will want to surf the site and some of the club sites. Get a feel for the general schedule, ie recurring/annual meets, levels of competition, and meet entry requirements.
2. Stragically chose your USA meets for double duty - check the pool measurement rules and you can have times count for USMS top ten, especially LCM where the pools are typically non-bulkhead and on file with USMS.
3. You may find it is a great way to supplement your masters swimming, or even to have USA goals. If I looked you up correctly, you already swim at the level of grand prix/sectional (and blast through your AZ state) meets.
The only catch....you gotta do the times in USA swimming, with a few exceptions.
Hope that helps!
PWB,
You have to register as USA-S.
Go to:
www.azswimming.org
Go to Document Library
Scroll near bottom and I HIGHLY recommend signing up for the 2009 Year Around Athlete registriation ($57.00). Fill it out (don't forget to list your Mommy and Daddy's name!). You can then swim any meet during the year!!
I suggest going UNAT at first, unless you have some compelling reason to attach to a team.
Here are some thoughts:
1. You will want to surf the site and some of the club sites. Get a feel for the general schedule, ie recurring/annual meets, levels of competition, and meet entry requirements.
2. Stragically chose your USA meets for double duty - check the pool measurement rules and you can have times count for USMS top ten, especially LCM where the pools are typically non-bulkhead and on file with USMS.
3. You may find it is a great way to supplement your masters swimming, or even to have USA goals. If I looked you up correctly, you already swim at the level of grand prix/sectional (and blast through your AZ state) meets.
The only catch....you gotta do the times in USA swimming, with a few exceptions.
Hope that helps!
