I heard through a friend on Facebook, who has connections to Conventionites, that the full body suits may be crawling out of their graves to stalk the earth once more?
Rumor has it that a fringe group from California has proposed this, and that the swim suit manufacturers smell money in the water, and that the USMS politboro smells money in the feverish sweat of the swim suit manufacturers.
Is any of this true?
Discuss amongst yourselves in as lively and as incendiary a way as possible!
I think it's so funny that so many people who really don't even swim in meets care so much about this issue. Just an observation from a an unfluential and unimportant member of the USMS>
I will leave the rule-making to those of you who have a voice.
I think that, as a whole, the pool of USMS volunteers that "have a voice" are more likely to be competitors than the general membership. I have heard that 25-30% of them compete, and I would bet the number is significantly higher among the HOD.
People who compete generally tend to be the ones who get involved in the volunteering aspect. (Certainly there are many exceptions.)
Your larger point is a good one, in that the viewpoints of the HOD on many issues -- especially long-time members -- might not always represent those of the typical USMS member. Always something to keep in mind.
I think it's so funny that so many people who really don't even swim in meets care so much about this issue. Just an observation from a an unfluential and unimportant member of the USMS>
I will leave the rule-making to those of you who have a voice.
I think that, as a whole, the pool of USMS volunteers that "have a voice" are more likely to be competitors than the general membership. I have heard that 25-30% of them compete, and I would bet the number is significantly higher among the HOD.
People who compete generally tend to be the ones who get involved in the volunteering aspect. (Certainly there are many exceptions.)
Your larger point is a good one, in that the viewpoints of the HOD on many issues -- especially long-time members -- might not always represent those of the typical USMS member. Always something to keep in mind.
