Laura et al,
I have a 4:40 PM flight back to NY on Sunday and am swimming in the women's 100 free ... any ideas if I am going to make it or should I try to change my flight now?
- Maria Drueckhammer
The end of competition each day for the Long Course Nationals in Cleveland without the sixth event is as follows assuming a heat interval of 45 seconds, no equipment problems and that everyone checks in and swims:
Thursday: 10:33 pm
Friday: 9:04 pm
Saturday: 7:54 pm
Sunday: 5:29 pm
If we get the typical number of scratches (11% for women and 16% for men; note that Hawaii was about 9% and 14%) we will save about an hour a day and about two hours on the distance day. We are going to try a few things to speed up the interval between heats. Saving just 15 seconds between each heat adds up to 30 to 45 minutes per day.
--Barry Fasbender, Championship Committee Chair
The end of competition each day for the Long Course Nationals in Cleveland without the sixth event is as follows assuming a heat interval of 45 seconds, no equipment problems and that everyone checks in and swims:
Thursday: 10:33 pm
Friday: 9:04 pm
Saturday: 7:54 pm
Sunday: 5:29 pm
If we get the typical number of scratches (11% for women and 16% for men; note that Hawaii was about 9% and 14%) we will save about an hour a day and about two hours on the distance day. We are going to try a few things to speed up the interval between heats. Saving just 15 seconds between each heat adds up to 30 to 45 minutes per day.
--Barry Fasbender, Championship Committee Chair
