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?
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Thanks, I'm aware of that rule and was merely answering your question. And I did report your now deleted post as a personal attack.
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Thanks, I'm aware of that rule and was merely answering your question. And I did report your now deleted post as a personal attack.
