distance swimmers shorted

Rules cannot be broken, but they can be changed (any LMSC or standing committee can propose a change at the annual convention). Here is the current rule that ties our hands: 104.5.2B Rotation of meet schedules—The particular schedule shall be rotated in order (1, 2 and 3) among the three basic schedules shown in article 104.5.2A without regard to course. (1) In odd-numbered years, men’s events shall be odd-numbered. In even-numbered years, men’s events shall be even-numbered. On the distance day only, men’s and women’s heats may be alternated regardless of whether the year is odd-numbered or even-numbered. (2) In each schedule, at the option of the meet director and with the approval of the Championship Committee, the 800/1000 freestyle and the 1500/1650 freestyle may be swum as either the first day program or the last day program. (3) Full days on the schedule may be interchanged so that the 400/500 freestyle and the 1500/1650 freestyle shall not be swum on consecutive days. However, I wonder if there is a loophole here. What if the HOD passes an order of events that violates this permutation (400/500 free and 1500/1650 being on consecutive days)? The rulebook appears to prohibit changing the days so this doesn't happen, but doesn't say anything about an original order of events having this violation. I'd need a Rules expert to clarify. Even so, order of events are set through 2015 Nationals. And the 2011 convention is not a "Rules" year so the earliest we could remove 104.5.2B (3) would be in 2012 (which would apply to 2013 Nationals and beyond). Rules can be proposed any year, but every other year it has to be considered an emergency. And quite frankly, this isn't an emergency.

Rules cannot be broken, but they can be changed (any LMSC or standing committee can propose a change at the annual convention). Here is the current rule that ties our hands: 104.5.2B Rotation of meet schedules—The particular schedule shall be rotated in order (1, 2 and 3) among the three basic schedules shown in article 104.5.2A without regard to course. (1) In odd-numbered years, men’s events shall be odd-numbered. In even-numbered years, men’s events shall be even-numbered. On the distance day only, men’s and women’s heats may be alternated regardless of whether the year is odd-numbered or even-numbered. (2) In each schedule, at the option of the meet director and with the approval of the Championship Committee, the 800/1000 freestyle and the 1500/1650 freestyle may be swum as either the first day program or the last day program. (3) Full days on the schedule may be interchanged so that the 400/500 freestyle and the 1500/1650 freestyle shall not be swum on consecutive days. However, I wonder if there is a loophole here. What if the HOD passes an order of events that violates this permutation (400/500 free and 1500/1650 being on consecutive days)? The rulebook appears to prohibit changing the days so this doesn't happen, but doesn't say anything about an original order of events having this violation. I'd need a Rules expert to clarify. Even so, order of events are set through 2015 Nationals. And the 2011 convention is not a "Rules" year so the earliest we could remove 104.5.2B (3) would be in 2012 (which would apply to 2013 Nationals and beyond). Rules can be proposed any year, but every other year it has to be considered an emergency. And quite frankly, this isn't an emergency.