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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
    I just think that the spirit of equality seems to be lacking. There will the “haves” and “have nots” in the current scenario of granting sanctions for club time trials. I really think that everything needs to be paused until we can find a way to allow all members to compete on a level playing field.There have always be haveâ€Tms and have notâ€Tms in swimming. COVID-19 has definitely exacerbated the situation and in many cases moved the haves to the other side of the ledger. Some members have great coaches many do not; some have access to great facilities many do not; some have an abundance of pool time many do not; some have access to 50M pools many do not; some swam in high school, college and the Olympics many have not. The reality is that there have and will always be inequities in life. Sometimes the best we can do is to try to slowly return to the new normal. Note – Iâ€Tmm part of the US Masters Swimming COVID-19 task force and we are listening to the suggestions of our member as well as the experts in the field and the other sports governing bodies. We are looking for actionable and constructive recommendations for our return to the normal initiative. So please continue the conversation.
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  • over 4 years ago
    I just think that the spirit of equality seems to be lacking. There will the “haves” and “have nots” in the current scenario of granting sanctions for club time trials. I really think that everything needs to be paused until we can find a way to allow all members to compete on a level playing field.There have always be haveâ€Tms and have notâ€Tms in swimming. COVID-19 has definitely exacerbated the situation and in many cases moved the haves to the other side of the ledger. Some members have great coaches many do not; some have access to great facilities many do not; some have an abundance of pool time many do not; some have access to 50M pools many do not; some swam in high school, college and the Olympics many have not. The reality is that there have and will always be inequities in life. Sometimes the best we can do is to try to slowly return to the new normal. Note – Iâ€Tmm part of the US Masters Swimming COVID-19 task force and we are listening to the suggestions of our member as well as the experts in the field and the other sports governing bodies. We are looking for actionable and constructive recommendations for our return to the normal initiative. So please continue the conversation.
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