WHY the rule this year regarding 1000 OR 1650 but not BOTH?
I have been swimming both, back to back, consistently, in championship meets (and BTW placing in the top 10) for several years. Distance is my forte and it's simply not fair to restrict a swimmer from doing both, especially if they can "handle" it. There are all sorts of qualifying rules, a simple restriction / requirement on times could solve any perceived problems by the meet administrators. IMHO this is NOT FAIR....:(
If USMS were to have the explosive growth that some predict, would it not be eventually needed, possible, desirable even to have a distance pool event champs by themselves? At the risk of putting Sominex out of business, you could have 500, 1000, 1650 or 400, 800, 1500m at the same event. Need more events? The Australians swim 400's of each stroke and maintain records. Distance relays: 4x200, 4x400...the mind boggles. Yes, I know, timelines etc., but nothing says people have to have 6 swims at these distances over say, a 4 day meet. Just throwing it out to discuss, but think about the art of the possible...
If USMS were to have the explosive growth that some predict, would it not be eventually needed, possible, desirable even to have a distance pool event champs by themselves? At the risk of putting Sominex out of business, you could have 500, 1000, 1650 or 400, 800, 1500m at the same event. Need more events? The Australians swim 400's of each stroke and maintain records. Distance relays: 4x200, 4x400...the mind boggles. Yes, I know, timelines etc., but nothing says people have to have 6 swims at these distances over say, a 4 day meet. Just throwing it out to discuss, but think about the art of the possible...
