Swim TheoryOlympic Team Trials for Age Group Athletes — Swim TheoryIn a previous post entitled “ Deconstructing the Olympic Team Trials Qualifying Times “, we analyzed the process by which USA Swimming…Jan 12, 2020Jan 12, 2020
Swim TheoryDeconstructing the Olympic Team Trials Qualifying Times — Swim TheoryIn this post, we analyze the process by which USA Swimming determined the qualifying times for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials . We’ll…Jan 11, 2020Jan 11, 2020
Swim TheoryElite Distance Freestyle Events are Asymmetric in USA SwimmingIn a previous post entitled “ Sectionals, Futures, and Junior Nationals “, we analyzed the qualifying times for those elite USA Swimming…Dec 22, 2019Dec 22, 2019
Swim TheorySectionals, Futures, and Junior NationalsIn this post, we’ll analyze USA Swimming championships after the age group program, including sectionals, futures, and junior nationals…Dec 20, 2019Dec 20, 2019
Swim TheoryZone Championships are UnfairIn our previous post, we saw that the 2018 age group championships sanctioned by fourteen large LSCs offered significantly more…Dec 20, 2019Dec 20, 2019
Swim TheoryJunior Olympics are UnfairIn this post, we analyze the gender-fairness of twenty eight short- and long-course Junior Olympics hosted by fourteen large LSCs across…Dec 20, 2019Dec 20, 2019
Swim TheoryA Flex PROGRAM for USA SwimmingIn 2018, USA Swimming introduced a new tier of membership, called “FlexSwim”, whose stated goal is to increase 12/Under participation. At…Jul 14, 2019Jul 14, 2019
Swim TheoryThe Long Tail of Age Group ParticipationSource: http://www.swimtheory.com/home/001-lifecycle/001-004b-the-long-tail-of-age-group-participationJul 14, 2019Jul 14, 2019
Swim TheoryinAge Group SwimmingFinals are UnfairA previous post noted that 39% of the athletes entered in a preliminaries event will make finals in that event (link). This post analyzes…Feb 13, 2019Feb 13, 2019
Swim TheoryinAge Group SwimmingAthletes Swim Faster in FinalsAthletes Swim Faster in FinalsFeb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
