This hasn't affected me as of yet, so I really haven't been paying attention up until now. :) I'm thinking of entering a SCM meet in October. My birthday is in December, and I age up this year. I have already swum two LCM meets in my new age group. I was under the impression that SCM meets had the same age-up rule as LCM meets; i.e., you swim the age you will be as of December 31. However, the SCM meet entry asks the age you will be as of the first day of the meet. Which is correct? I want to make sure I'm swimming in the correct age group (not that it's any easier in the older one!).
Thanks!
Kristin
Parents
Former Member
It should not be.
USMS follows FINA rules for metric events (LCM, SCM), where everyone has a birthday on Jan 01 every year and competes in the same age group all year long.
SCY is a different story, only because we are the only country that uses yards pools. You age up on your real birthday. Easy for you, not so easy for the people who keep track of records. Depending on your birthday, it is possible to set records in two different age groups in SCY during one season.
I'm starting to like SCY less and less (if I were faster and a serious contender in either age group, I'd probably like it more and more)!
It should not be.
USMS follows FINA rules for metric events (LCM, SCM), where everyone has a birthday on Jan 01 every year and competes in the same age group all year long.
SCY is a different story, only because we are the only country that uses yards pools. You age up on your real birthday. Easy for you, not so easy for the people who keep track of records. Depending on your birthday, it is possible to set records in two different age groups in SCY during one season.
I'm starting to like SCY less and less (if I were faster and a serious contender in either age group, I'd probably like it more and more)!
