I have heartburn with the POLICY (not RULE) that no refund is given when a swimmer’s sixth event is dropped by the championship committee. When this policy is invoked, the affected swimmers are essentially taxed through no fault of their own or the meet host. I’m not familiar with any other type of event where a person pays to participate, is denied participation and is not returned the entry fee even though the event occurs.
Is there a reasonable reason why this policy exists?
We do the same in Arizona. Our meets cost $30 for all individual events, relays and the meet t-shirt. Since we went to flat fee pricing, the number of participants in meets has increased. The number of splashes has also increased. This is good for several reasons. First, more people are swimming more events. Second, there is more rest between events leading to better swims.
It also is a big help in planning. No extra t-shirts are ordered and you can get a pretty good budget estimate based on previous meets.
Mark
We do the same in Arizona. Our meets cost $30 for all individual events, relays and the meet t-shirt. Since we went to flat fee pricing, the number of participants in meets has increased. The number of splashes has also increased. This is good for several reasons. First, more people are swimming more events. Second, there is more rest between events leading to better swims.
It also is a big help in planning. No extra t-shirts are ordered and you can get a pretty good budget estimate based on previous meets.
Mark
