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?
Are most USA-S meets open to "adults"? I thought they were mostly age group meets--not true? How can you even tell what meets permit non-age groupers?
Masters can enter any USA-S meet that has a "senior" division, "open" division, or "13 & over" or "15 & over" -- as long as you are registered with USA Swimming and there is no QT you need to meet. If it's a dual sanctioned meet, you don't need to be registered with USA-S, but most USA-S meets are not dual sanctioned right now. If you want the times to "count" for USMS, you need only submit the times to your LMSC Top Ten person.
Are most USA-S meets open to "adults"? I thought they were mostly age group meets--not true? How can you even tell what meets permit non-age groupers?
Masters can enter any USA-S meet that has a "senior" division, "open" division, or "13 & over" or "15 & over" -- as long as you are registered with USA Swimming and there is no QT you need to meet. If it's a dual sanctioned meet, you don't need to be registered with USA-S, but most USA-S meets are not dual sanctioned right now. If you want the times to "count" for USMS, you need only submit the times to your LMSC Top Ten person.
