SCM 2009 Preliminary Top Ten

Finalized 2009 SCM Top Ten list has been posted; enjoy. http://www.usms.org/comp/tt/ I also updated the (completely unofficial) Mythical National Championships to include SCM 2009.

Finalized 2009 SCM Top Ten list has been posted; enjoy. http://www.usms.org/comp/tt/ I also updated the (completely unofficial) Mythical National Championships to include SCM 2009. Thanks so much for the rankings work Chris! AWESOME! Hope you don't mind that I posted and sent it around... I quite enjoyed seeing my Nadadores Club on the page :)

I held on to #10 in the 400 IM :banana::banana::banana::banana:

Thanks so much for the rankings work Chris! AWESOME! Hope you don't mind that I posted and sent it around... I quite enjoyed seeing my Nadadores Club on the page :) Of course I don't mind. Maybe some day I'll include relays; the hassle isn't computing the scoring (that takes minutes), it is downloading the information. Maybe I can work with Jim M to get it all in one chunk, rather than eight separate chunks (ie, by zone) and cutting & pasting. It still doesn't take long, though; maybe 30 minutes total for one course. There are, of course, many more than 20 clubs. At some point I'll upload a file that has all the club scores; I'll do that soon, maybe tonight or tomorrow morning.

Thanks so much for the rankings work Chris! AWESOME! Hope you don't mind that I posted and sent it around... I quite enjoyed seeing my Nadadores Club on the page :) Went ahead and added the relays to the scoring; relays counted for double points. I think you'll be happy...you guys had a lot of relays. Fourth best club in SCM (and 2nd best "local" club, after WCM); nice!

Finalized 2009 SCM Top Ten list has been posted; enjoy. http://www.usms.org/comp/tt/ I just checked the list and noticed that it has my age listed incorrectly (57 not 58). And I was not just 58 "according to FINA" but really was 58 when I did my swims. I also noticed other swimmers similarly given an incorrect (year younger) age. Did anyone else notice this? G Shaw

I just checked the list and noticed that it has my age listed incorrectly (57 not 58). And I was not just 58 "according to FINA" but really was 58 when I did my swims. I also noticed other swimmers similarly given an incorrect (year younger) age. Did anyone else notice this? G Shaw OOPS! I had clicked on to the SCY links of last spring. My mistake!!!

I just checked the list and noticed that it has my age listed incorrectly (57 not 58). And I was not just 58 "according to FINA" but really was 58 when I did my swims. I also noticed other swimmers similarly given an incorrect (year younger) age. Did anyone else notice this? G Shaw Greg, I'm glad that your info turned out to be correct! People should do a quick double-check on their listed age at meets, though. Every now and then, meet directors will enter the age listed on your USMS card rather than your actual age. For example, I have a Dec birthday, but often renew my USMS membership in Nov for the next year. The age listed on my card is as of time of renewal, but my age for all meets is either plus one (for SCY) or plus two (for LCM/SCM). Usually is not an issue (and certainly not for me, since I rarely make a Top Ten list!!) but something to keep an eye on. Congrats to everyone who DID make Top Ten! :)

People should do a quick double-check on their listed age at meets, though. Every now and then, meet directors will enter the age listed on your USMS card rather than your actual age. I can check on this, but I am virtually positive that such mistakes by MDs are caught by Mary Beth during the Top Ten vetting process, by using the actual birth date. Or sometimes it is caught earlier, by the Top Ten recorder before submission to Mary Beth. That doesn't mean the meet results won't have it wrong, but hopefully it is corrected before TT publication.

I can check on this, but I am virtually positive that such mistakes by MDs are caught by Mary Beth during the Top Ten vetting process, by using the actual birth date. Or sometimes it is caught earlier, by the Top Ten recorder before submission to Mary Beth. That doesn't mean the meet results won't have it wrong, but hopefully it is corrected before TT publication. I know I should know this, but what are the age rules for USMS and FINA? (Thinking ahead to 2012 when I age up!)