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
I wish USMS would go the USAT route and age everyone up as of Jan 1st. It would make things less confusing.
Less confusing? I never found it to be confusing to compete at the actual age you are for that particular meet. As a meet director, I always get confused people for meters meets when they tell me I have their age listed wrong in the program and then I have to explain the FINA 12/31 rule to them. But nobody is ever confused at a Yards meet when they are listed as their actual age...
I wish USMS would go the USAT route and age everyone up as of Jan 1st. It would make things less confusing.
Less confusing? I never found it to be confusing to compete at the actual age you are for that particular meet. As a meet director, I always get confused people for meters meets when they tell me I have their age listed wrong in the program and then I have to explain the FINA 12/31 rule to them. But nobody is ever confused at a Yards meet when they are listed as their actual age...
