Open the Masters Records?

As someone else posted, it confuses the whole idea of masters swimming, which is for regular people who love to swim and want to continue competing as adults, as opposed to professional swimmers who are in a league unto themselves. Here's what the USMS website has to say: United States Masters Swimming (USMS) is a national organization that provides organized workouts, competitions, clinics and workshops for adults aged 18 and over. Programs are open to all adult swimmers (fitness, triathlete, competitive, non-competitive) who are dedicated to improving their fitness through swimming. From http://www.usms.org/about.php I don't really see anything in that wording about 'regular people.' Basically USMS is for anyone 18 or over who wants to swim, whether for fitness, competition, water safety, whatever. If you choose to compete, I think you need to be willing to compete against all comers, from those who are getting in the water after a twenty year layoff to current Olympians.

As someone else posted, it confuses the whole idea of masters swimming, which is for regular people who love to swim and want to continue competing as adults, as opposed to professional swimmers who are in a league unto themselves. Here's what the USMS website has to say: United States Masters Swimming (USMS) is a national organization that provides organized workouts, competitions, clinics and workshops for adults aged 18 and over. Programs are open to all adult swimmers (fitness, triathlete, competitive, non-competitive) who are dedicated to improving their fitness through swimming. From http://www.usms.org/about.php I don't really see anything in that wording about 'regular people.' Basically USMS is for anyone 18 or over who wants to swim, whether for fitness, competition, water safety, whatever. If you choose to compete, I think you need to be willing to compete against all comers, from those who are getting in the water after a twenty year layoff to current Olympians.