Triathletes should be certified by USMS (SCAQ)

If you're using a ball, it's probably considered water polo. I suspect that underwater hockey is the "underwater sports activity" that they are not covering. The phone number for our insurer is on the first page of the insurance section of the USMS handbook. Sandi is very nice, and very helpful, and she'd be happy to explain our insurance coverage, and exclusions, to any interested clubs. Interesting situation because intra-club water polo is an insured activity under USA Swimming coverage: "Exclusions-OTHER INSUREDS ONLY: .... Any occurrence arising out of or related to any sporting activity other than swimming. This exclusion does not apply to dryland training activities and intra club water polo." So, in the case of an intra club water polo game during a masters swim practice, a USA swimming coach would have liability coverage under the USA Swimming insurance policy. I think it strange that the USMS liabilty coverage is at odds with the USA liability coverage. For the sake of consistency, the USMS insurance coverage should be changed to cover intra club water polo.

In New York City, open water swimmers have to be certified....For example, to swim the Brooklyn Bridge (1K) next week, you basically have to be an experienced open water swimmer or complete a two-mile swim in a pool: "...we have set certain qualifying standards for participation in each of our events....The experience requirement for participating in the Brooklyn Bridge Swim is as follows: "The completion of any NYC Swim open water swim or Aquathlon since January 1, 2007 --- or --- "Any DOCUMENTED timed open water swim race of 1.5 miles or more since January 1, 2007 --- or --- "Any DOCUMENTED Triathlon with a timed 1.5 mile or longer open water swim since January 1, 2007 --- or --- "Pool certification in a manner consistent with the sample template, which can be accessed on your user profile swimmer page, documenting the completion of a continuous 2-mile pool swim (3300 yards/3000 meters) in 1 hour and 30 minutes or better since January 1, 2009... That didn't help this guy: www.newsday.com/.../man-dies-during-east-river-swim-competition-1.1442982 www.nydailynews.com/.../2009-09-12_swimmer_59_.html

"should triathletes be certified?" Most triathletes I know are certifiable ande

That didn't help this guy: www.newsday.com/.../man-dies-during-east-river-swim-competition-1.1442982 www.nydailynews.com/.../2009-09-12_swimmer_59_.html This poor gentleman was a veteran open-water swimmer who had recently swum two miles in 54 minutes (about 1:40 per 100 yards) - not bad for a 59-year-old. He died of a heart attack 250 yards into a 1,000 yard swim.

There was a tri here in NC at one time that was a swim/bike/run/bike/swim but it was in a disgusting lake. I think that would be a good formula. Hold all triathlons in disgusting lakes? :angel:

The other 10% was to annoy Paul Smith. So glad I can assit you in goal setting...mission accomplished! Love my new Geek calender by the way!