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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just as an aside -- for the swimming folks -- to achieve an officially recognized US Swim time -- for any and all purposes, including but not limited to, setting an official US record and qualifying for the Olympic trials -- you need to meet the US Swim Rules for qualifying times under 102.74.  As stated in the US Swim rulebook -- An official time can be achieved only (a) in a USA Swimming sanctioned event, or (b) in a USA Swimming approved competition, or (c) in an observed swim timed in accordance with all applicable rules.  So -- want to set a USA record?  You can do it at the local Y if the timing rules are followed.  [/quote]

this is so weird.[/quote]
Dear poster that thinks you can get qualified times by swimming in your backyard pool,
So let’s wrangle together a bunch of USA swimming officials for each high school meet.  :roll: /s

You’re delusional and need to stay in your lane.

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No -- you are a snob -- and wrong.  You can set a record, or qualify for the Olympic trials, swimming in a high school pool as long as the timing requirements are met, and these days lots of high school pools are better than college pools.  Mostly a matter of how new, and when last renovated.  US Swimming is not going to miss out on a potential medal winner, because they happen to swim for some small town high school.  If they can swim fast -- good for them.  They will have plenty of opportunities to get a qualifying time.     
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NP, but this isn’t a question of snobbery or the age of the pool. There are no recent medal winners that weren’t linked in to club swimming when they were kids. There are also probably very few D1 swimmers that aren’t connected with a club. Even the swimmer from Alaska who won a gold at the Olympics this summer was with a club. You aren’t getting the same level of training and preparation just swimming at your high school pool or YMCA. You’re selling these athletes way short if you think that it’s just a matter of jumping in the pool and doing some laps. [/quote]

You have no clue how sports organizations actually work.  USA Swimming is more than happy to say that anyone who can swim fast can make an Olympic team, or can set a record.  It is part of the "sports are for everyone" ethic.  Will some kid on the Podunk High School swim team set a new record or qualify for the Olympic Trials?  Not likely -- BUT the idea is that anyone could do those things.  Don't you think that the USA Swim folks want a huge story like that?  Some previously unknown kid comes out of nowhere to make the Olympic team and win a gold?  That is the kind of thing Sports officials dream about.  So -- yep.  If a kid swims a record time in the Podunk High School pool -- as long as that pool has proper timing equipment, and the race was properly conducted -- then "See You at the Olympic Trials Mr/Miss Record Holder".  Which is why over a thousand swimmers actually do qualify for the Olympic Trials.  It is actually a pretty great system and far superior to say the US Women's Soccer set up that is so geared to what works for marketing purposes that they keep players on long past there actually ability.  
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No, what USA Swimming wants are the swimmers that come up through their programs populating the Olympic and D1 college teams because they can take credit for that. If random swimmers that don’t participate with USA Swimming programs are succeeding at that level it hurts their multi million dollar industry because then parents will start to think why am I shelling out thousands a year for my kid to do club swim and travel to meets. You have no clue how sports organizations actually work 🙄[/quote]

I agree. The poster you responded to seems very anti club swimming with no facts to supports his theories.[/quote]

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