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The New Approach to Meets

swoomer
over 4 years ago
Iâ€Tmm really gratified to hear that USMS is approving sanctions beginning in November. That doesnâ€Tmt mean that any and all can swim in a particular meet. Some of us “race horses” are looking for competition. In my area, a team has a sanction for “members only”...an inter squad meet. So exclusionary events are OK? I live close by, but canâ€Tmt compete because Iâ€Tmm not affiliated with that team. How can this be a USMS event? ....I assume that records and Top Tens will be available to participants. I understand the limitations of COVID, and donâ€Tmt begrudge a team from having an inter squad meet, but if it is in the name of the organization at large, to the exclusion of our members, I must question. Any thoughts?
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  • over 4 years ago
    Not that often that I agree with Kurt, but I agree with Kurt. I think USMS having meets now is a good idea as a proof of concept before "real" meets. To me, a real meet is an open meet. One of the great things about USMS is that the meets are open.All you need to enter a meet is to be registered with USMS, which basically any adult can do. You can even swim 3 events at Nationals without NQTs.Top Ten in the Nation is supposed to be Top Ten in the Nation, not the 10 swimmers lucky enough to have an intrasquad meet at their pool.
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  • over 4 years ago
    Not that often that I agree with Kurt, but I agree with Kurt. I think USMS having meets now is a good idea as a proof of concept before "real" meets. To me, a real meet is an open meet. One of the great things about USMS is that the meets are open.All you need to enter a meet is to be registered with USMS, which basically any adult can do. You can even swim 3 events at Nationals without NQTs.Top Ten in the Nation is supposed to be Top Ten in the Nation, not the 10 swimmers lucky enough to have an intrasquad meet at their pool.
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