In today's world, why is USMS nationals entry date 5 weeks before nationals? Our local Pac Masters championship meet (about 900 swimmers in 2010) entry's are dues after USMS nationals dead line. Our meet is 3 weeks before nationals.
Regarding the comment about "automatically updating" meet entries based on later performances (following entry), wouldn't this create a host of new problems for the meet committee and the swimmers planning their meet?
When would one consider the "pshych sheets" ready? When would final seeding be accomplished and published? When would swimmers know how much time existed between events/heats?
As far the "auto-updating" or giving us the option to update, I think would make more headaches for everyone in general. I entered into the National Meet with the approx. times I believe I will be swimming at my tapered point. Hopefully there's not a lot of sandbagged times, which I wouldn't really think so, to make this as competitive as possible. It's always strange to see that one guy out there from an early heat that blows everyone away, and says "I didn't realize I was really that fast!"
Regarding the comment about "automatically updating" meet entries based on later performances (following entry), wouldn't this create a host of new problems for the meet committee and the swimmers planning their meet?
When would one consider the "pshych sheets" ready? When would final seeding be accomplished and published? When would swimmers know how much time existed between events/heats?
As far the "auto-updating" or giving us the option to update, I think would make more headaches for everyone in general. I entered into the National Meet with the approx. times I believe I will be swimming at my tapered point. Hopefully there's not a lot of sandbagged times, which I wouldn't really think so, to make this as competitive as possible. It's always strange to see that one guy out there from an early heat that blows everyone away, and says "I didn't realize I was really that fast!"
