Colonies Zone SCY Championships - Fairfax VA

But that is why I recommended that someone tactful, like Jeff Roddin or Jeff Strahota, give somebody at Team Z a call and see if any of them might agree to share a lane. I don't know if this is even legal www.usms.org/.../part1.pdf 102.10.4 Two-to-a-Lane Seeding in Distance Freestyle Events A General principles of seeding two-to-a-lane (1) Options to swim two-to-a-lane (a) At the discretion of the meet director, competitors in the freestyle events over 200 meters may be required to swim two-to-a-lane when only one course is available for the event. The meet information shall state the criteria under which such events are to be swum two-to-a-lane. (b) When competitors have an option of swimming two-to-a-lane, the heats with two competitors per lane will be completed before the heats with a single competitor per lane. (c) If there are not enough swimmers to fill all heats with two swimmers in each lane, those swimmers with the fastest submitted times may be seeded one-to-a-lane. (2) Men’s/women’s events (a) If men and women compete under the same event number, they shall be seeded by time without regard to gender. (b) If men and women compete under different event numbers, they shall be seeded separately by time. (c) If men and women compete under different event numbers, men’s and women’s heats should be alternated. (3) Heat designations—Heats shall be numbered consecutively without using alphabetical characters (e.g., no “A” and “B” heats). Heats shall be referred to as “odd” or “even” numbered heats. Odd and even heats shall be paired when seeding two-to-a-lane. (4) Reporting to the clerk of course—Swimmers in both odd and even heats shall be asked to report to the clerk of course (or to the starting area) at the same time. (5) Starting procedure—The starter shall call the odd heat to the starting block first. As soon as the odd heat is under way, swimmers in the even heat shall be called to the starting blocks. The even heat shall be started as soon as practical after the odd heat. (6) Lane etiquette (a) The starter shall instruct the swimmers to swim on one side of the lane during the entire race (i.e., no “circle” swimming). (b) Obstructing another swimmer by swimming across the lane or otherwise interfering with the swimmer shall disqualify the offender, subject to the discretion of the referee, and the disqualified offender shall be removed from the lane as soon as practical. (7) Timing—Separate timing shall be required for each swimmer. B Methods of seeding two-to-a-lane (either method is recommended) (1) Swimmers of similar speed in the same heat (a) Heat and lane assignments—Lanes shall be assigned as in article 102.10.2. (b) Pairing of heats—After lanes are assigned, heats shall be arranged in pairs beginning with either the slowest or fastest heats, at the meet director’s discretion. The fastest heat within each pair shall be designated as the odd heat and the next-fastest heat as the even heat. In the following example, for a six-lane pool, “1” refers to the fastest swimmer, “2” to the next-fastest swimmer, etc. (2) Swimmers of similar speed in the same lane—Groups of swimmers equal in number to twice the number of lanes of the pool (e.g., groups of 12 swimmers for a six-lane pool) shall be created. Each group of swimmers shall be divided into odd and even heats. The fastest swimmer in each group shall be assigned to a middle lane in the odd heat. The second-fastest swimmer shall be assigned to the same middle lane in the even heat. The remaining swimmers shall be assigned to lanes in accordance with article 102.10.2A. In the following example, for a six-lane pool, “1” refers to the fastest swimmer, “2” to the next-fastest swimmer, etc.

But that is why I recommended that someone tactful, like Jeff Roddin or Jeff Strahota, give somebody at Team Z a call and see if any of them might agree to share a lane. I don't know if this is even legal www.usms.org/.../part1.pdf 102.10.4 Two-to-a-Lane Seeding in Distance Freestyle Events A General principles of seeding two-to-a-lane (1) Options to swim two-to-a-lane (a) At the discretion of the meet director, competitors in the freestyle events over 200 meters may be required to swim two-to-a-lane when only one course is available for the event. The meet information shall state the criteria under which such events are to be swum two-to-a-lane. (b) When competitors have an option of swimming two-to-a-lane, the heats with two competitors per lane will be completed before the heats with a single competitor per lane. (c) If there are not enough swimmers to fill all heats with two swimmers in each lane, those swimmers with the fastest submitted times may be seeded one-to-a-lane. (2) Men’s/women’s events (a) If men and women compete under the same event number, they shall be seeded by time without regard to gender. (b) If men and women compete under different event numbers, they shall be seeded separately by time. (c) If men and women compete under different event numbers, men’s and women’s heats should be alternated. (3) Heat designations—Heats shall be numbered consecutively without using alphabetical characters (e.g., no “A” and “B” heats). Heats shall be referred to as “odd” or “even” numbered heats. Odd and even heats shall be paired when seeding two-to-a-lane. (4) Reporting to the clerk of course—Swimmers in both odd and even heats shall be asked to report to the clerk of course (or to the starting area) at the same time. (5) Starting procedure—The starter shall call the odd heat to the starting block first. As soon as the odd heat is under way, swimmers in the even heat shall be called to the starting blocks. The even heat shall be started as soon as practical after the odd heat. (6) Lane etiquette (a) The starter shall instruct the swimmers to swim on one side of the lane during the entire race (i.e., no “circle” swimming). (b) Obstructing another swimmer by swimming across the lane or otherwise interfering with the swimmer shall disqualify the offender, subject to the discretion of the referee, and the disqualified offender shall be removed from the lane as soon as practical. (7) Timing—Separate timing shall be required for each swimmer. B Methods of seeding two-to-a-lane (either method is recommended) (1) Swimmers of similar speed in the same heat (a) Heat and lane assignments—Lanes shall be assigned as in article 102.10.2. (b) Pairing of heats—After lanes are assigned, heats shall be arranged in pairs beginning with either the slowest or fastest heats, at the meet director’s discretion. The fastest heat within each pair shall be designated as the odd heat and the next-fastest heat as the even heat. In the following example, for a six-lane pool, “1” refers to the fastest swimmer, “2” to the next-fastest swimmer, etc. (2) Swimmers of similar speed in the same lane—Groups of swimmers equal in number to twice the number of lanes of the pool (e.g., groups of 12 swimmers for a six-lane pool) shall be created. Each group of swimmers shall be divided into odd and even heats. The fastest swimmer in each group shall be assigned to a middle lane in the odd heat. The second-fastest swimmer shall be assigned to the same middle lane in the even heat. The remaining swimmers shall be assigned to lanes in accordance with article 102.10.2A. In the following example, for a six-lane pool, “1” refers to the fastest swimmer, “2” to the next-fastest swimmer, etc.