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...
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.
These are great suggestions. I've always especially disliked the current SCY relay rule.
Julie and Michael are right though. SCY is very popular; it must be ingrained from youth in our swimming psyche. There is, to be sure, a shortage of SCM pools, especially here on the east coast. But, there is even resistance to turning certain SCY meets into SCM meets for fear of reduced attendance.
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.
These are great suggestions. I've always especially disliked the current SCY relay rule.
Julie and Michael are right though. SCY is very popular; it must be ingrained from youth in our swimming psyche. There is, to be sure, a shortage of SCM pools, especially here on the east coast. But, there is even resistance to turning certain SCY meets into SCM meets for fear of reduced attendance.
