To those that have set or broken any swimming records, which are they? :banana:
Anything from a school, local, club or meet record on up to world qualifies. :cheerleader: :worms:
Feel free to include any story leading up to how and when you broke the record.
1. FINA World Records
2. FINA World Number 1 Swims in the World Top Ten
3. FINA World Championship Meet Titles
4. USMS National Records
5. USMS Pool All Star Selections
6. USMS Number 1 Swims in the USMS Top Ten
7. USMS All American Pool Selections
8. USMS National Meet Championships
9. FINA World Top Ten Selections
10. USMS National Top Ten Selections
There are places to debate with this list.
Aren't 6 and 7 the same?
I think 2 is ranked higher than it should be. I believe, for example, that (for most age groups) 4 and 5 are usually harder than 2.
#3 depends a lot on the meet. Some years (and some age groups) it is much harder to win USMS Nationals than to win Worlds.
My own list -- colored by my experiences in 40-44 and now 45-49 -- would rank them
1. FINA World Records
2. USMS National Records
3. USMS Pool All Star Selections
4. FINA World Number 1 Swims in the World Top Ten
5. USMS Number 1 Swims in the USMS Top Ten
6. FINA World Championship Meet Titles
7. USMS National Meet Championships
8. FINA World Top Ten Selections
9. USMS National Top Ten Selections
Wonder why FINA doesn't have the equivalent of All-Star selections? I didn't think of it until I looked at this list. I would have put it between 2 and 3 on my list.
How about Long Distance recognition? You've got LD All-Stars and LD AAs. I'd put the latter as #10, to be honest, but I'm not sure where I'd put the LD All-Stars...
Oh, and while I agree that WRs should be #1, there are some USMS records that are faster than existing WRs (eg, if done at a USA-S meet, or if they missed the WR application deadline of 60 days).
1. FINA World Records
2. FINA World Number 1 Swims in the World Top Ten
3. FINA World Championship Meet Titles
4. USMS National Records
5. USMS Pool All Star Selections
6. USMS Number 1 Swims in the USMS Top Ten
7. USMS All American Pool Selections
8. USMS National Meet Championships
9. FINA World Top Ten Selections
10. USMS National Top Ten Selections
There are places to debate with this list.
Aren't 6 and 7 the same?
I think 2 is ranked higher than it should be. I believe, for example, that (for most age groups) 4 and 5 are usually harder than 2.
#3 depends a lot on the meet. Some years (and some age groups) it is much harder to win USMS Nationals than to win Worlds.
My own list -- colored by my experiences in 40-44 and now 45-49 -- would rank them
1. FINA World Records
2. USMS National Records
3. USMS Pool All Star Selections
4. FINA World Number 1 Swims in the World Top Ten
5. USMS Number 1 Swims in the USMS Top Ten
6. FINA World Championship Meet Titles
7. USMS National Meet Championships
8. FINA World Top Ten Selections
9. USMS National Top Ten Selections
Wonder why FINA doesn't have the equivalent of All-Star selections? I didn't think of it until I looked at this list. I would have put it between 2 and 3 on my list.
How about Long Distance recognition? You've got LD All-Stars and LD AAs. I'd put the latter as #10, to be honest, but I'm not sure where I'd put the LD All-Stars...
Oh, and while I agree that WRs should be #1, there are some USMS records that are faster than existing WRs (eg, if done at a USA-S meet, or if they missed the WR application deadline of 60 days).
