Canadian Masters Swimming Championships 2011

First about eligibility for USMS Top Ten: from the Records & Tabulations Guide to Operations The results achieved by USMS swimmers participating in USA Swimming or FINA Member Federation Sanctioned meets are eligible for Top Ten and records without the need for an official observer to testify that the meet was conducted according to USMS rules, as was the case in the past. Masters World Records can only be set in a Sanctioned Masters Meet. They cannot be established in USA Swimming Meets. I imagine this will be a "FINA sanctioned masters meet" and so it will be, for USMS purposes, a Recognized meet. That means times will be eligible for USMS records and top ten, assuming that the pool measurements are done, etc. But do not assume that the meet director will submit your times for you to USMS! They are under no obligation to do so. It is the responsibility of your LMSC Top Ten Recorder to submit your times for you. Walt Reid -- who certifies records for both USMS and FINA -- maintains a list of (international) measured pools and I've just sent him an email to verify that this pool is on it. But if there is a movable bulkhead, its placement will have to be verified with measurements after each session. Those measurements must be submitted with any record applications, and your Top Ten person will (or should) want to see them. S/he will want a link to the official results as well. It is the swimmer's responsibility to alert his/her Top Ten person to his participation. Best to initiate contact before the meet, rather than after the fact. See this article. Sometimes for big international meets (eg World Championships) where there are a lot of USMS swimmers, the results for all the USMS swimmers will be submitted all at once to the USMS meet results database (instead of having individual LMSCs do it piecemeal), and Mary Beth will process them for Top Ten purposes. But this can be a logistical hassle because the meet may not have the results in a compatible file format (eg, they may not use HyTek) and it can be a problem to identify/cull all the USMS swimmers. With a small number of USMS participants, it is best for the swimmer's individually to alert his/her Top Ten person. Also: for your times to count for USMS purposes, you have to be representing USMS. In other words, if you are also a member of the Canadian swimming federation, don't represent them if you want your times to be eligible for USMS records/top ten listing. Good luck at the meet.

First about eligibility for USMS Top Ten: from the Records & Tabulations Guide to Operations The results achieved by USMS swimmers participating in USA Swimming or FINA Member Federation Sanctioned meets are eligible for Top Ten and records without the need for an official observer to testify that the meet was conducted according to USMS rules, as was the case in the past. Masters World Records can only be set in a Sanctioned Masters Meet. They cannot be established in USA Swimming Meets. I imagine this will be a "FINA sanctioned masters meet" and so it will be, for USMS purposes, a Recognized meet. That means times will be eligible for USMS records and top ten, assuming that the pool measurements are done, etc. But do not assume that the meet director will submit your times for you to USMS! They are under no obligation to do so. It is the responsibility of your LMSC Top Ten Recorder to submit your times for you. Walt Reid -- who certifies records for both USMS and FINA -- maintains a list of (international) measured pools and I've just sent him an email to verify that this pool is on it. But if there is a movable bulkhead, its placement will have to be verified with measurements after each session. Those measurements must be submitted with any record applications, and your Top Ten person will (or should) want to see them. S/he will want a link to the official results as well. It is the swimmer's responsibility to alert his/her Top Ten person to his participation. Best to initiate contact before the meet, rather than after the fact. See this article. Sometimes for big international meets (eg World Championships) where there are a lot of USMS swimmers, the results for all the USMS swimmers will be submitted all at once to the USMS meet results database (instead of having individual LMSCs do it piecemeal), and Mary Beth will process them for Top Ten purposes. But this can be a logistical hassle because the meet may not have the results in a compatible file format (eg, they may not use HyTek) and it can be a problem to identify/cull all the USMS swimmers. With a small number of USMS participants, it is best for the swimmer's individually to alert his/her Top Ten person. Also: for your times to count for USMS purposes, you have to be representing USMS. In other words, if you are also a member of the Canadian swimming federation, don't represent them if you want your times to be eligible for USMS records/top ten listing. Good luck at the meet.