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.
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No the minority discounts the issues that may be important to the larger population by being the squeaky wheel. Its all to easy to focus on the issues raised by this particular group and completely overlook the fact that the rest of the USMS population may have issues or needs they want to address as well.
Good, we have identified the champions of the unvoiced majority, the protectors of the the silent opinion of the masses. Thank you Adam and Kevin.
Gull, is this a problem in South Central Zones. Are DAM and TXLA considered regional teams since they practice at multiple pools, or a normal team because they are run under one organization? Or does no one care at the Zone level in our Zone?
Although I don't agree with you, I am sorry that your friend didn't have a chance to medal, but I do hope that he had a very good Nationals experience. I got to meet forum friends for the first time, but it would have been great to have team friends there with me as well. Your presence probably made more difference than the medal would have.
No the minority discounts the issues that may be important to the larger population by being the squeaky wheel. Its all to easy to focus on the issues raised by this particular group and completely overlook the fact that the rest of the USMS population may have issues or needs they want to address as well.
Good, we have identified the champions of the unvoiced majority, the protectors of the the silent opinion of the masses. Thank you Adam and Kevin.
Gull, is this a problem in South Central Zones. Are DAM and TXLA considered regional teams since they practice at multiple pools, or a normal team because they are run under one organization? Or does no one care at the Zone level in our Zone?
Although I don't agree with you, I am sorry that your friend didn't have a chance to medal, but I do hope that he had a very good Nationals experience. I got to meet forum friends for the first time, but it would have been great to have team friends there with me as well. Your presence probably made more difference than the medal would have.
