I don't believe that I have seen this mentioned, but several people have asked me this. Will the walls at Indy LC Nationals be FINA-style flat walls or regular gutter style?
Backstrokers are particularly anxious about this regarding the start, but other strokes are affected at the turns.
Mary
With previous events at IUPUI, I believe the have "flat walls" that comply with the FINA standards - like the ones what were installed at Stanford for the FINA Masters Worlds.
Maybe we can get the meet directors or Indy locals to confirm.
Yes, it does make a difference with backstroke starts, but also with breaststroke and butterfly turns.
See you in Indy,
Anthony Thompson, MOVY Masters
With previous events at IUPUI, I believe the have "flat walls" that comply with the FINA standards - like the ones what were installed at Stanford for the FINA Masters Worlds.
Maybe we can get the meet directors or Indy locals to confirm.
Yes, it does make a difference with backstroke starts, but also with breaststroke and butterfly turns.
See you in Indy,
Anthony Thompson, MOVY Masters
