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Former Member — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:57:10 GMT

US swimming has waited to put up Olympic Trials trials standards though ...

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:42:21 GMT

So FINA has more time to confuse all of us !! Huh? Confuse us on what?

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:10:42 GMT

Not to mention the fact that world championship trials were held in July. That might present a bit of a problem...

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:32:36 GMT

So I was at a usas meet this weekend and wore a b70. I was 3 tenths off of world championship trials. Now that the suits are banned for usas..... if I swam a masters meet and make the cut in a b70 would I be able to swim that event at WCT?? Probably not. If I understand things correctly for a master's swimmer to have times count toward the usa database, then the swims have to be preformed under usa rules, which now would include wearing approved suits.

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orca1946 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:37:58 GMT

So FINA has more time to confuse all of us !!

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knelson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:30:23 GMT

Not to mention the fact that world championship trials were held in July. True. And World Champs are only held in odd years, so the next one won't be until 2011.

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aquageek — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:22:47 GMT

I am confused on what you have stated. WCT was months ago and in LCM. The meet you swam was SCY. Are you referring to FINA World Master's Championships? Those are in LCM as well. Your times from the meet would certainly convert to qualifying times for the FINA meet.

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Jeff Commings — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:05:38 GMT

Not to mention the fact that world championship trials were held in July.

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:01:43 GMT

As Emily Litella might say, Nevermind. YouTube - Gilda Radner - Emily Litela: Substitute Teacher Whats this video of? Youtube is blocked here.

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:59:07 GMT

And, yeah, Wookiee's got it right.. Geek- see the above quote? Just remember that anytime you start to doubt me. In the word's of the late Classy Freddie Blassie, "you pencil-necked geeks better get it right"

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:40:33 GMT

First, I didn't realize there were meets in Rocky Mount, so that is a plus! Second, nice swims! We got a new YMCA with a 8 lane pool and have about 4 usas meets a year. Working on getting a masters meet in the future.

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Former Member — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:23:29 GMT

I was asking about SCY Nationals. I guess I assumed that it was a world champ qualifier. But now that I think about it no one swim SCY but us. Sorry about that.

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knelson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:57:43 GMT

Wookie can stay at your house next time he visits and you can experience the joy of him shedding all over your house. It's OK, I'll just go out and buy a Dyson Animal vacuum.

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TRYM_Swimmer — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:24:44 GMT

We got a new YMCA with a 8 lane pool and have about 4 usas meets a year. Working on getting a masters meet in the future. Do it! New Bern contingent will promise to attend.

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jim thornton — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:40:34 GMT

Whats this video of? Youtube is blocked here. It's just an old Gilda Radner sketch that culminates in her saying, ever so sweetly, never mind! When you said that YouTube is blocked here, I had to check to see if you were posting from Red China. Which Province of Red China is Rocky Mount in?

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aquageek — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:08:09 GMT

Geek- see the above quote? Just remember that anytime you start to doubt me. In the word's of the late Classy Freddie Blassie, "you pencil-necked geeks better get it right" Great, thanks a lot Kirk. Wookie can stay at your house next time he visits and you can experience the joy of him shedding all over your house.

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knelson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:45:21 GMT

And, yeah, Wookiee's got it right. The official verifying the time should be verifying that you followed USA-S rules during the swim, and wearing a B70 is definitely against USA-S rules beginning next week. Yet one more reason why USMS should adhere to FINA's rules regarding suits, IMO.

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aquageek — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:36:00 GMT

I was asking about SCY Nationals. I guess I assumed that it was a world champ qualifier. But now that I think about it no one swim SCY but us. Sorry about that. First, I didn't realize there were meets in Rocky Mount, so that is a plus! Second, nice swims!

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jim thornton — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:27:34 GMT

As Emily Litella might say, Nevermind. YouTube - Gilda Radner - Emily Litela: Substitute Teacher

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jonblank — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:09:03 GMT

Was the questioner posing hypothetically?

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aquageek — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:07:28 GMT

So FINA has more time to confuse all of us !! FINA Masters standards are easily found from the USMS home page. Where I am confused is on the statement that WCT standards were achieved.