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
$40 seems very low to me as well. The USAS fee is much higher at $90 (or at least that's what it was last year when I was a member of both.)
You must have a very high LSC fee or you are mistaken. The last I knew, the USAS fee was only half that. Here's an example of a Florida LSC application (www.berkeleyprep.org/.../misc_69483.pdf)...the USAS fee for 2010 was $46.
#3 - What did the LMSC gain by funding each of the individual LMSC delegates to convention? Or is convention a bit of an incentive award for a year of volunteer work offered to the LMSC?
As a first year delegate, I can say I wish I had been able to attend the full convention (I was only there for one full day). Aside from the obvious need to discuss and vote on regulated matters, they are especially useful for sharing ideas on LMSC management. Sure there are fun aspects of the convention, but the days are by no means short. I don't think eliminating the fee is a viable solution, for many of the reasons that have already been pointed out. But it's good to discuss all options.
$40 seems very low to me as well. The USAS fee is much higher at $90 (or at least that's what it was last year when I was a member of both.)
You must have a very high LSC fee or you are mistaken. The last I knew, the USAS fee was only half that. Here's an example of a Florida LSC application (www.berkeleyprep.org/.../misc_69483.pdf)...the USAS fee for 2010 was $46.
#3 - What did the LMSC gain by funding each of the individual LMSC delegates to convention? Or is convention a bit of an incentive award for a year of volunteer work offered to the LMSC?
As a first year delegate, I can say I wish I had been able to attend the full convention (I was only there for one full day). Aside from the obvious need to discuss and vote on regulated matters, they are especially useful for sharing ideas on LMSC management. Sure there are fun aspects of the convention, but the days are by no means short. I don't think eliminating the fee is a viable solution, for many of the reasons that have already been pointed out. But it's good to discuss all options.
