Just curious why (it seems to me) that there are a fair number of DNS names at the end of some events at Nats. I thought this wasn't going to happen with new checki-in procedures.
I think that "previous day check-in" unfortunately invites more no-shows than you would see with "same day check-in". I know that injuries, in the case of three of our club's swimmers, caused them to sign in the previous day, hoping that their injuries would improve by the next day.
Transportation was a problem in a few cases, causing events to be missed (construction, confused shuttle drivers, poor directions,heavy traffic).
Unfortunately, we also had the opposite problem - folks who missed check-in (either due to late arrival or forgetting to sign in). In several cases, the missed event check-in (not no-shows) was for their best events.
Maybe this is not the rite place to ask this but why did the 50 *** stroke womens results not show up on real time results. It's the only one that didn't.
Thanks Jim- of course it was the blackout-related difficulties- I should have realized that it wasn't the attacks of wussiness that I usually experience towards the end of a long meet (esp. 200 *** or 400IM).
Sounds like some pretty outstanding swimming for a smaller Nats beset by something like the blackout (even if the lights stayed on at the pool).
As always, I am impressed by the efficiency of the results being posted!
