With the continued growth in USMS membership, I would submit that it's time to eliminate the regional teams at Nationals. Case in point: NCMS sent a "team" of 123 swimmers to Atlanta, enough to enter A, B, C, and D relays in many events (e.g. the mens 35+ 200 free relay in which our club team placed 13th behind eight regional teams). It's been argued that the formation of regional teams allows more swimmers to participate in relays, yet local clubs from North Carolina sent as many as thirty or more athletes and could have entered relays on their own as our club (with eight swimmers) did. Swim with the guys you actually train with.
Our regional team beat your regional team, avenging our narrow loss to your regional team last year at Clovis. Send cookies.
Hey That Guy, I can deliver cookies as I will be at T-Hills next weekend. Sadly, Bill elected not to compete, figuring he would be burned out after nats... But I see Bill most early AM's M-F, so if you want to send him anything, I can act as a courier.
Our regional team beat your regional team, avenging our narrow loss to your regional team last year at Clovis. Send cookies.
Hey That Guy, I can deliver cookies as I will be at T-Hills next weekend. Sadly, Bill elected not to compete, figuring he would be burned out after nats... But I see Bill most early AM's M-F, so if you want to send him anything, I can act as a courier.
