2008 SCM results loaded in Meet Results Database

So I would be cautious about over-interpreting the "Current Event Rankings." The meet result database is not complete and has errors. The list is just not checked as rigorously as the submissions for Top Ten. Some meets may be missing, too. This happened with respect to the September Sprint Shootout in NC. A link was submitted, but masters swimmers were not ID'd and the meet results are not in the database.

Hey man, you are still doing much better than I am. My best so far is 25th in the 100 br. But I have made great strides in my weight loss (-50 lbs!) and my lipid profile. A year ago, I was a walking heart attack with enough cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood glucose for several people. My family doctor wanted to pump me full of drugs but my endocrinologist wanted me to give diet and exercise one serious try. So, I did. My overall cholesterol is in the 140s with a LDL/HDL of 1.5, which is about the same as my triglycerides/HDL ratio. My BP went from 120/80 to 100/60 and my rest heart rate cooled from the 60s into the 40s. I may never catch Roque Santos in the breaststroke and I've been trying ever since we were kids. But at least I will live long enough to keep trying. Thank you masters swimming!!! Now THAT is a true Masters Swimming success story. Congratulations! Anna Lea

Hey man, you are still doing much better than I am. My best so far is 25th in the 100 br. But I have made great strides in my weight loss (-50 lbs!) and my lipid profile. A year ago, I was a walking heart attack with enough cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood glucose for several people. My family doctor wanted to pump me full of drugs but my endocrinologist wanted me to give diet and exercise one serious try. So, I did. My overall cholesterol is in the 140s with a LDL/HDL of 1.5, which is about the same as my triglycerides/HDL ratio. My BP went from 120/80 to 100/60 and my rest heart rate cooled from the 60s into the 40s. I may never catch Roque Santos in the breaststroke and I've been trying ever since we were kids. But at least I will live long enough to keep trying. Thank you masters swimming!!! Awesome stuff!

To be included in the database, a link is not enough. One has to submit the Meet Manager file. Strictly speaking, IDs are not needed to be included in the Current Rankings, but if they are omitted the swimmer will show up as "unverified." This was the dual-sanction meet, right? I know in the past when I've submitted USA-S meets with masters swimmers, I've "cleaned it up" creating a new MM file with only the masters swimmers, and substituting USMS IDs and teams for the USA-S IDs/teams. That works if there are only a few masters swimmers. If there are more than a few, then it is more tedious (I have to do this with a couple "Recognized" meets we have every year). How many masters swimmers were there? If it is only a handful -- maybe the ages are sufficient to ID them -- then the IDs can be looked up in the national registration database. I've had meets in the past where many of the IDs were missing or were incorrect. That's what makes the job such fun. The link posted on the meets results page is www.ncmasters.org/res13806.html. It says Meet Manager on the link, but I don't have any idea what that means. It looks there are quite a few masters swimmers whose times have disappeared. It stated on the meet entry form that the times would be submitted to USMS and for TT consideration. I'm going to attempt to find the email address of the meet director and email him. But, if he doesn't clean up his mess, the times are just lost? It really seems like this situation should not exist. And, really, Geek should not be allowed to lie about his age like that. haha

The link posted on the meets results page is www.ncmasters.org/res13806.html. It says Meet Manager on the link, but I don't have any idea what that means. It looks there are quite a few masters swimmers whose times have disappeared. It stated on the meet entry form that the times would be submitted to USMS and for TT consideration. I'm going to attempt to find the email address of the meet director and email him. But, if he doesn't clean up his mess, the times are just lost? It really seems like this situation should not exist. And, really, Geek should not be allowed to lie about his age like that. haha It means that Meet Manager was used to create the HTML file as a "report." You need the original file to submit the meet for the database; it is very helpful also in preparing TT submissions (though not, I guess, completely necessary). The existence of the HTML file is good news actually: it means someone went to the trouble of separating out the masters swimmers from the USA-S swimmers. It is troubling that some swims are missing, though. Just because it hasn't been submitted for inclusion into the meet database doesn't mean there are no plans for TT submission -- unless you've heard otherwise? This was a SCY meet and the deadline for that submission is a long way off. I know the Top Ten person in NC. I've already finished my SCM submission report for this year, so I could help out (eg to find USMS IDs) if it is necessary. Let's talk about this by PM.

Check the database again, Fort. George sent me the Geek 9:27 meet file the other day and I loaded it. I've been on vacation, so didn't get a chance to tell you about it. Thanks, Jim. And a well-deserved vacation it was! Now, I may just get lazy and not swim the 100 back again. :)

In the past, splits and USS meet times weren't always included in the top times report, but always came up when the top ten times came out. Regardless, easy solution to this problem: swim USMS Meets!

In the past, splits and USS meet times weren't always included in the top times report, but always came up when the top ten times came out. Regardless, easy solution to this problem: swim USMS Meets! But Muppet, that was a USMS meet. It was a dual sanctioned meet and there were many masters swimmers there. I do swim mostly USMS meets. But, SIGH, I am sometimes forced to swim USS meets to swim events I can't swim at USMS meets. Plus, it's convenient if I'm there with my kid anyway.

Without IGLA Champs and NEM Champs, I'd have more than 1 this year, but there were a lot of pup's who came out of the woodwork for both those meets. I'm currently at 3rd for the 1500 as my sole SCM hit for top 10. Good job with the 1500 ranking. Just keep at it and you will get more than 1 TT Time in the future. After checking the NEM Champs results, I lost my Top Ten shot in the men's 30-34 400IM:bitching:, lost one spot in the 200 fly and lost 3 in the 800 free. Thank gosh, there was no 1500 at that meet. Hopefully, I won't lose anymore spots, or that many, to the "out of the wordwork" times. Now, I need a miracle to get a TT in yards.