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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
    We were talking about that meet during our Georgia Masters board meeting on Zoom, and my first thought was exactly as you stated. A 150 swimmer limit? They already have more than 100 signed up-- a super spreader event waiting to happen, in my opinion. Yes, masks will be required; however, what do swimmers do as soon as they touch the wall after finishing a race? They breathe hard! The distance between swimmers in each lane isn't enough. Considering that studies show when somebody is breathing hard or coughs (which is likely to happen when you accidentally get a gulp of water), the tiny aerosols can travel 10 feet and stay in the air for hours. Count me out. Besides, I would have to stay in a hotel-- which has also been proven to be one of the six riskiest places to contract COVID (outside of the healthcare environment).
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  • over 4 years ago
    We were talking about that meet during our Georgia Masters board meeting on Zoom, and my first thought was exactly as you stated. A 150 swimmer limit? They already have more than 100 signed up-- a super spreader event waiting to happen, in my opinion. Yes, masks will be required; however, what do swimmers do as soon as they touch the wall after finishing a race? They breathe hard! The distance between swimmers in each lane isn't enough. Considering that studies show when somebody is breathing hard or coughs (which is likely to happen when you accidentally get a gulp of water), the tiny aerosols can travel 10 feet and stay in the air for hours. Count me out. Besides, I would have to stay in a hotel-- which has also been proven to be one of the six riskiest places to contract COVID (outside of the healthcare environment).
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