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
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Former Member
Making USMS free is overall a meaningless thing to do. We are adults and we can afford $40 per year. That's just a few beers or hamburgers. Compared to what we pay to actually swim at a pool the USMS fee is nothing.
One thing about our fee-paying members - we are serious enough to pay a little money. The sponsors of USMS know we are at least a little bit serious. If suddenly we add 25,000 members who joined because it was free - how many of them will actually go to practice and/or race? If they don't invest I think they'll see no reason to try to get value out of their membership.
In many ways I think USMS has more in common with USAT than USA-S. USAT members are adults, spend lots of money, and of course generally train with adults. A linkage to USAT might be more fruitful than doing more with USA-S. USAT is growing far faster than any other adult sport. Capture some of that enthusiasm and momentum.
Making USMS free is overall a meaningless thing to do. We are adults and we can afford $40 per year. That's just a few beers or hamburgers. Compared to what we pay to actually swim at a pool the USMS fee is nothing.
One thing about our fee-paying members - we are serious enough to pay a little money. The sponsors of USMS know we are at least a little bit serious. If suddenly we add 25,000 members who joined because it was free - how many of them will actually go to practice and/or race? If they don't invest I think they'll see no reason to try to get value out of their membership.
In many ways I think USMS has more in common with USAT than USA-S. USAT members are adults, spend lots of money, and of course generally train with adults. A linkage to USAT might be more fruitful than doing more with USA-S. USAT is growing far faster than any other adult sport. Capture some of that enthusiasm and momentum.
