Does membership with USA Swimming (not USMS) require any sort of attachment to a specific club? Or, in other words, can I join USAS and go swim whatever meets they have as an "unattached" swimmer. The master's program I swim with only had USMS affiliation.
On a similar note, do times achieved in a USMS meet have any sort of merrit for making Q times for something like a Grand Prix meet?
Thanks for all the good info! I'm still a bit off Grand Prix Q times, so I would swim a few A/B/C meets to get my times in place and get back in touch with that style of competition. I have a USAS club team that practices in the same pool (it's a private gym/club) as the master's "team" I am on. The coach is a great guy and I am certain would allow me to affiliate myself with their team without being an official member of the team (they have no masters group in place anyhow).
Thanks for all the good info! I'm still a bit off Grand Prix Q times, so I would swim a few A/B/C meets to get my times in place and get back in touch with that style of competition. I have a USAS club team that practices in the same pool (it's a private gym/club) as the master's "team" I am on. The coach is a great guy and I am certain would allow me to affiliate myself with their team without being an official member of the team (they have no masters group in place anyhow).
