I was just looking at some websites (I wanted to see where and if they had world rankings and if I would be ranked!!) Anyway, I came across results from the recent Australian Masters Nats...
Was that meet LCM?? or SCM?? Does anybody know?? The reason I ask is because I saw that Daniel Kowaski (I am assuming the former swimmer??) went 1.53 for the 200, 3.58 for the 400 and 8.18 for the 800!!! does anyone know if that is correct? Doesnt give me much hope, that is ridiculously fast!!
good on him if it is him as you dont see many of the recent swimmers doing Masters...
Most areas just don't have many SCM pools, and have very few SCM meets per year. Southern Pacific (where Ahelee swims) probably has more SCM meets than any other LMSC (5 per year, but only 4 last year due to one pool undergoing renovation).
For another five meets you can travel to your immediate neighbor to the north. Where we have five SCM meets, Modesto, Mountain View, San Mateo, Sacramento and Walnut Creek. But we have no indoor 25 meter pools, so after the beginning of November, it does not look good for SCM meets due to weather.
The SCY championships will draw about 800 swimmers and the SCM championships will draw about 400 swimmers.
I agree 100%. I'd like to see us "flip" the seasons and have the May Nationals SCM and transform the Fall regional meets to SCY.
Paul, you know how the rules are made, get the LMSC that you are currently living in or formerly lived in or one that is sympathetic to your desires and have them propose a rules change. Then the HOD will decide, I dont think it would be emergency legislation so you have a whole year to drum up support.
But you could propose rules to help transition the move. Let the SCY age be on the last day of the year like your FINA age, and then propose that the relays bracket be determined by the total ages of the swimmers rather than the youngest swimmer.
-michael
Most areas just don't have many SCM pools, and have very few SCM meets per year. Southern Pacific (where Ahelee swims) probably has more SCM meets than any other LMSC (5 per year, but only 4 last year due to one pool undergoing renovation).
For another five meets you can travel to your immediate neighbor to the north. Where we have five SCM meets, Modesto, Mountain View, San Mateo, Sacramento and Walnut Creek. But we have no indoor 25 meter pools, so after the beginning of November, it does not look good for SCM meets due to weather.
The SCY championships will draw about 800 swimmers and the SCM championships will draw about 400 swimmers.
I agree 100%. I'd like to see us "flip" the seasons and have the May Nationals SCM and transform the Fall regional meets to SCY.
Paul, you know how the rules are made, get the LMSC that you are currently living in or formerly lived in or one that is sympathetic to your desires and have them propose a rules change. Then the HOD will decide, I dont think it would be emergency legislation so you have a whole year to drum up support.
But you could propose rules to help transition the move. Let the SCY age be on the last day of the year like your FINA age, and then propose that the relays bracket be determined by the total ages of the swimmers rather than the youngest swimmer.
-michael
