That's strange; you would think we would want to align the things. I supposed the proposal to change the age for yards also was defeated. Is it for historical reasons? I've been in the program since 1972, and wouldn't mind the age or relay change.
Apparently the relay thing had been tried before in SCY and, according to some, failed miserably (I don't know in what ways) so we went back. The relay records would have to be rebooted, and most didn't like that idea. Apparently the USMS relay age group scheme pre-dates the FINA one, so there is a lot of history there.
As far as the age-up date, nobody bought the argument that it would be "less confusing." (If you have trouble remembering your birthday, I guess you have larger issues to deal with than your age group...). Also the argument was made that the FINA system is unfair to some while the US system is unfair to others, so hopefully it balances out for most people, on average.
That's strange; you would think we would want to align the things. I supposed the proposal to change the age for yards also was defeated. Is it for historical reasons? I've been in the program since 1972, and wouldn't mind the age or relay change.
Apparently the relay thing had been tried before in SCY and, according to some, failed miserably (I don't know in what ways) so we went back. The relay records would have to be rebooted, and most didn't like that idea. Apparently the USMS relay age group scheme pre-dates the FINA one, so there is a lot of history there.
As far as the age-up date, nobody bought the argument that it would be "less confusing." (If you have trouble remembering your birthday, I guess you have larger issues to deal with than your age group...). Also the argument was made that the FINA system is unfair to some while the US system is unfair to others, so hopefully it balances out for most people, on average.
