Less than half of USMS members compete in meets, but for many who do, competition is the heart and soul of USMS. There are more than 500 local and regional competitions for adult swimmers around the country each year. These include pool meets, postal meets, and open water swims. The results of many are reported in local web sites and available through "Results.net". Two national championship meets in pools are held each year and several long distance championship events are held as well. Times from all pool meets are collected and compiled to determine the USMS Top Ten, the ten fastest times in the nation in pool meets sanctioned or recognized by USMS during the current season organized by age group, by sex, and by course. The Top Ten is available on the web and is also published as booklets three times annually, once for each course. The registered USMS swimmer with the fastest time in the Top Ten in each age group, event, and course plus the age group winners of long distance events are named as All-Americans. The person in each age group who earns the most All-American positions is named to the All-Star team. USMS Records are also maintained and available on the web. Lots of this information together with stories and photographs of top swimmers is available in the USMS Archives.