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
The FINA rule is unfair to those of us born in the first 1/2 of the year.
I call for "pay back" for when I had to swim in the same age group as people born the year before me. The worst is when people were born in June 1 and still be in the lower age group. Luckily, I was pretty dominant in my summer league but it was still annoying. All Summer Leagues should use the FINA rules. :applaud:
The FINA rule is unfair to those of us born in the first 1/2 of the year.
I call for "pay back" for when I had to swim in the same age group as people born the year before me. The worst is when people were born in June 1 and still be in the lower age group. Luckily, I was pretty dominant in my summer league but it was still annoying. All Summer Leagues should use the FINA rules. :applaud:
