Swimming USS meets

The pool measurement rules can be found here: usms website Competition Top Ten LMSC guidlines - see pages toward the back, particularly page 13. See also: www.njmasters.org/.../recordstabdb.html Click on List of Measured Pools by State Pay attention to SCY, SCM, LCM tabs and descriptions of whether there is a bulkhead and how the course is configured. I'll bet Brophy Prep shows up on the LCM and is a NO bulkhead pool. I'll also bet ASU shows up with multiple configurations, but rule of thumb: if a bulkhead is used, you have to measure. My advice: Talk to your top ten recorder well in advance. If you are even thinking about a meet, let him know and he can tell you exactly what you would need to do (if anything). You can ask me as well. What really happens? It is a huge pain so I don't bother with measuring bulkhead pools, and of course I won't ask for it to count in USMS. However, if it's a nonbulkhead pool, someone else measures (my sessions), or a dual sanctioned meet, then YES! You should request it to count for USMS top ten. FYI - watch carefully on USMS nationals. I missed out this year. I think they got it observed to count for USA and people who tuned in got on the list - so now their times are reflected in SWIMS. And that is a huge deal - it is really difficult to actually swim a local USA meet and get your best times.

The pool measurement rules can be found here: usms website Competition Top Ten LMSC guidlines - see pages toward the back, particularly page 13. See also: www.njmasters.org/.../recordstabdb.html Click on List of Measured Pools by State Pay attention to SCY, SCM, LCM tabs and descriptions of whether there is a bulkhead and how the course is configured. I'll bet Brophy Prep shows up on the LCM and is a NO bulkhead pool. I'll also bet ASU shows up with multiple configurations, but rule of thumb: if a bulkhead is used, you have to measure. My advice: Talk to your top ten recorder well in advance. If you are even thinking about a meet, let him know and he can tell you exactly what you would need to do (if anything). You can ask me as well. What really happens? It is a huge pain so I don't bother with measuring bulkhead pools, and of course I won't ask for it to count in USMS. However, if it's a nonbulkhead pool, someone else measures (my sessions), or a dual sanctioned meet, then YES! You should request it to count for USMS top ten. FYI - watch carefully on USMS nationals. I missed out this year. I think they got it observed to count for USA and people who tuned in got on the list - so now their times are reflected in SWIMS. And that is a huge deal - it is really difficult to actually swim a local USA meet and get your best times.