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,
I seem to remember that times done at USMS-sanctioned meets count for USA-S meets if you request it of the meet referee ahead of time. That way the officials can certify that you did the swim according to USA-S rules (eg, no butterfrog).
But that was a couple years ago, maybe it has changed since then.
Go to USA Swimming website:
Click on Applications and Forms
Click on Observed Meet Forms
You will probably look at page 1 (non-season culminating form).
Pay particular attention to how you would answer the part about ..."the reason and explanation for the request"...
For Glider/tjrpatt - right on point about those penalties. Read meet entries carefully - you can bypass lower level meets and start at the A meets - but try and pick the ones where you do not have to have verified SWIMS times....then carefully chose your entries and make sure you get at least an A time.
I seem to remember that times done at USMS-sanctioned meets count for USA-S meets if you request it of the meet referee ahead of time. That way the officials can certify that you did the swim according to USA-S rules (eg, no butterfrog).
But that was a couple years ago, maybe it has changed since then.
Go to USA Swimming website:
Click on Applications and Forms
Click on Observed Meet Forms
You will probably look at page 1 (non-season culminating form).
Pay particular attention to how you would answer the part about ..."the reason and explanation for the request"...
For Glider/tjrpatt - right on point about those penalties. Read meet entries carefully - you can bypass lower level meets and start at the A meets - but try and pick the ones where you do not have to have verified SWIMS times....then carefully chose your entries and make sure you get at least an A time.
