I have seen many of the posts made here from master swimmers from all over the USA, Canada and the World.
It has me wondering about the state of master swimming.
1. Which State has the most swim meets.
2. Which State has the most master swimmers registered.
3. How many master swimmers registered are in the USA
Both USAS and USMS are great national programs with good resources, and both offer benefits to their respective groups. Both "promote" swimming at every age.
How about a "reciprocal" arrangement where if you sign up for one, you "get" the other membership for free? I still struggle with the idea that these two programs can't work this out.
I have to maintain a coaching status in one, and a swimmer status in the other. How inane is that?
Might be an issue with the fact that (I believe) the majority of USAS swimmers are less than 18 years old and any “reciprocal” trade-off would be one sided, to the USMS swimmer advantage, since far and away the majority of USMS folks competing in a USAS meet would reside in the 18+ age group.
Other than that minor deal, I certainly would see an advantage for me to be able to compete in USAS meets. :chug:
Both USAS and USMS are great national programs with good resources, and both offer benefits to their respective groups. Both "promote" swimming at every age.
How about a "reciprocal" arrangement where if you sign up for one, you "get" the other membership for free? I still struggle with the idea that these two programs can't work this out.
I have to maintain a coaching status in one, and a swimmer status in the other. How inane is that?
Might be an issue with the fact that (I believe) the majority of USAS swimmers are less than 18 years old and any “reciprocal” trade-off would be one sided, to the USMS swimmer advantage, since far and away the majority of USMS folks competing in a USAS meet would reside in the 18+ age group.
Other than that minor deal, I certainly would see an advantage for me to be able to compete in USAS meets. :chug:
