This thread was started by a swimmer frustrated by the fact that a perennial favorite OW event was cancelled...You do me and my fellow event directors a disservice by suggesting this "exodus" is simply a matter of convenience.
It is just picking a nit since I agree with your last statement, but I don't believe the LV swim was canceled.
I haven't participated in either of your events but from everything I've heard you and Ron are outstanding race directors. Still, I imagine Mike and others have been lambasted by race directors who thought this was a capricious decision. My wife is our LMSC's sanction chair and has also been on the receiving end of tirades. Some race directors simply want a sanction rubber-stamped to get insurance and event exposure, and then want USMS to get out of the way. One local race director bristles at the suggestion that a safety plan is even necessary at all.
This thread was started by a swimmer frustrated by the fact that a perennial favorite OW event was cancelled...You do me and my fellow event directors a disservice by suggesting this "exodus" is simply a matter of convenience.
It is just picking a nit since I agree with your last statement, but I don't believe the LV swim was canceled.
I haven't participated in either of your events but from everything I've heard you and Ron are outstanding race directors. Still, I imagine Mike and others have been lambasted by race directors who thought this was a capricious decision. My wife is our LMSC's sanction chair and has also been on the receiving end of tirades. Some race directors simply want a sanction rubber-stamped to get insurance and event exposure, and then want USMS to get out of the way. One local race director bristles at the suggestion that a safety plan is even necessary at all.
