I started a similar poll before,but time has changed things and I thought since USMS is going to have to do something definitive so they should have some input from the forumites
Our representatives/delegates didn't vote. (And our informal poll shows the opposite.)
I didn't really understand the DQ point either. Just because a swimmer is not Top Ten or "elite," doesn't mean they don't want to have official times.
Was it the "masters committee" that made the recommendation? I seem to recall it was some other committee, but am probably misremembering.
Sure we voted. The FINA Masters committee is comprised of representatives of various masters organizations from around the world, including USMS. USMS definitely had a voice (and representation) at that meeting. In fact, USMS proposed "the compromise" to the FINA Masters committee. It seems that didn't fly and at least the majority of represented organizations voted for the suit ban.
I'm sure you don't mean to imply that an informal poll on a website frequented primarily by hard core masters swimmers is in any way representative of general USMS membership views or even the views of those USMS members who compete.... or were you talking about the informal poll that Jim mentioned? In any case that one was about when the ban should take place, not whether, right? Looking at said informal poll above (and acknowledging that it is not in any way scientific), about 70% of the respondents seem to favor a suit ban in one form or another. FINA, USA-S and the "Masters Consensus" all favor the ban...
And DQ'ing doesn't work. We all seem to agree on that. Maybe having a separate scoring division for technical suits would work? That would split up the competition, though, and maybe make it less fun for everybody.
Our representatives/delegates didn't vote. (And our informal poll shows the opposite.)
I didn't really understand the DQ point either. Just because a swimmer is not Top Ten or "elite," doesn't mean they don't want to have official times.
Was it the "masters committee" that made the recommendation? I seem to recall it was some other committee, but am probably misremembering.
Sure we voted. The FINA Masters committee is comprised of representatives of various masters organizations from around the world, including USMS. USMS definitely had a voice (and representation) at that meeting. In fact, USMS proposed "the compromise" to the FINA Masters committee. It seems that didn't fly and at least the majority of represented organizations voted for the suit ban.
I'm sure you don't mean to imply that an informal poll on a website frequented primarily by hard core masters swimmers is in any way representative of general USMS membership views or even the views of those USMS members who compete.... or were you talking about the informal poll that Jim mentioned? In any case that one was about when the ban should take place, not whether, right? Looking at said informal poll above (and acknowledging that it is not in any way scientific), about 70% of the respondents seem to favor a suit ban in one form or another. FINA, USA-S and the "Masters Consensus" all favor the ban...
And DQ'ing doesn't work. We all seem to agree on that. Maybe having a separate scoring division for technical suits would work? That would split up the competition, though, and maybe make it less fun for everybody.
