After the furor over "the letter" I decided to look for a USMS charter or similar statement. I expected to find something that said something like USMS serves to promote adult swimming open to all (etc.).
Instead I found nothing. The FAQ is mostly about nuts and bolts of USMS and why join. The Administration pages on this site describe how USMS is run.
I could not find anywhere a general statement of USMS's purpose for being other than to give adult swimmers their own group. I couldn't find any language about non-discrimination or to promote adult swimming, etc.
Shouldn't USMS have something like that?
I found the following statements, all pretty similar:
-- The "About" page of the website
-- the first section of the Policy Manual ("Mission, Objectives and Core Values of United States Masters Swimming") (formatting of this seems a little messed up)
-- First section of the Strategic Plan ("USMS Organizing Principles"), which is better. Part of this is also in the front of the USMS Rule Book.
Non-discimination is covered in Part 5 of the Rule Book; I know about the following but there may be others:
501.3 Equal Opportunity
Membership in USMS shall not be denied by virtue of race, creed, gender, religion, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation or national origin.
I found the following statements, all pretty similar:
-- The "About" page of the website
-- the first section of the Policy Manual ("Mission, Objectives and Core Values of United States Masters Swimming") (formatting of this seems a little messed up)
-- First section of the Strategic Plan ("USMS Organizing Principles"), which is better. Part of this is also in the front of the USMS Rule Book.
Non-discimination is covered in Part 5 of the Rule Book; I know about the following but there may be others:
501.3 Equal Opportunity
Membership in USMS shall not be denied by virtue of race, creed, gender, religion, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation or national origin.
