Swimming World's top 12 master swimmers!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Former Member
Let the debate begin. I have no problem with the 12 selected, but, 6 and 6 is pretty tough to pick and I have great respect for the process they use. I do think they should try to maybe add the top swim of the year,but, what they have to do, at present, is pretty overwhelming. Some of the runner-ups are pretty awesome. Pull up the Swimming World and download the magazine.What a great honor for all these great swimmers EOM
Does FINA have a Top 10 list at the end of the year? If so, I would be more than happy to take this change into consideration.
The reason why we currently have a WR-based setup is because there is not a single place that calculates the top FINA-sanctioned Masters times of each year in each event in each age division. If I'm missing something, I would love to try to get this system more accurate in a way that works within our available resources.
Chris:
I think what Jason was referring to here was a top times data base that we have in USMS during the year to have a list of available times at the end of the year so he doesn't have to wait until March before the FINA World Top Ten lists come out. As you know the USMS SCM top ten list does not come out until February even though we have kind of an unofficial list with the USMS Top Times data base if meets from around the country turn in meet results to the data base.
Swim News has an ongoing data base that all of the FINA member nations use during the year to turn in there times from major meets from around the world and you can see it here www.swimnews.com/.../6766 and click rankings and you will see every event and all of times from the swimmers for both short course and long course meters. If something like this was available for masters swimming within each age group at the end of the year, then it could be used to meet the time guidelines for publication and be an additional resource for the selection.
Does FINA have a Top 10 list at the end of the year? If so, I would be more than happy to take this change into consideration.
The reason why we currently have a WR-based setup is because there is not a single place that calculates the top FINA-sanctioned Masters times of each year in each event in each age division. If I'm missing something, I would love to try to get this system more accurate in a way that works within our available resources.
Chris:
I think what Jason was referring to here was a top times data base that we have in USMS during the year to have a list of available times at the end of the year so he doesn't have to wait until March before the FINA World Top Ten lists come out. As you know the USMS SCM top ten list does not come out until February even though we have kind of an unofficial list with the USMS Top Times data base if meets from around the country turn in meet results to the data base.
Swim News has an ongoing data base that all of the FINA member nations use during the year to turn in there times from major meets from around the world and you can see it here www.swimnews.com/.../6766 and click rankings and you will see every event and all of times from the swimmers for both short course and long course meters. If something like this was available for masters swimming within each age group at the end of the year, then it could be used to meet the time guidelines for publication and be an additional resource for the selection.
