I was just looking over the schedule for long course nationals in Auburn, AL and I see the 800 and 1500 are on the same day, as were the 1000 & mile in Mesa. Please have one race at the beginning of the meet and one at the end of the meet so distance swimmers can do all their races, thanks!
There are options but they are also unpalatable for many. For example:
-- You HAVE to have NQTs to enter any event, period.
-- Allow distance swimmers to enter both, but set a cap on the number of entries that are accepted.
-- Make the distance NQTs harder and insist that they must be met by entrants in those events.
Chris:
This is a really good list. I am of the opinion that you should be limited to 1 or 2 events you don't have an NQT in, not the current 3+ format. The offset to this is that the past few short course nationals have been run so well that the timeline wasn't an issue.
I don't know why we couldn't swap the 1000 and 500. I don't know how that would impact a meet, however.
The NQTs for distance are relatively easy as compared to other events. I agree they should be tightened up and policed better.
There are options but they are also unpalatable for many. For example:
-- You HAVE to have NQTs to enter any event, period.
-- Allow distance swimmers to enter both, but set a cap on the number of entries that are accepted.
-- Make the distance NQTs harder and insist that they must be met by entrants in those events.
Chris:
This is a really good list. I am of the opinion that you should be limited to 1 or 2 events you don't have an NQT in, not the current 3+ format. The offset to this is that the past few short course nationals have been run so well that the timeline wasn't an issue.
I don't know why we couldn't swap the 1000 and 500. I don't know how that would impact a meet, however.
The NQTs for distance are relatively easy as compared to other events. I agree they should be tightened up and policed better.
