I see that the Championship Committee is finally considering having distance swimmers pay more for their splashes. See www.usms.org/.../champ-2012-3-25-1.pdf. This is long overdue since they are the reason that national championships last so long. If we only had 50’s and 100’s we’d be done by noon every day. Maybe with increased fees swimmers will think twice before entering a 1650.
We could charge by the second, say, 10 cents per second, regardless of event. Then we'd all have an incentive to swim faster.
We should also start charging for the people who splash too much. They are wasting water.
Then there are the people who don't shower before getting into the pool. A charge for them, because they cost extra chlorine.
I'm sure there are lots of things we could start charging for if we really put our minds to it.
We could charge by the second, say, 10 cents per second, regardless of event. Then we'd all have an incentive to swim faster.
We should also start charging for the people who splash too much. They are wasting water.
Then there are the people who don't shower before getting into the pool. A charge for them, because they cost extra chlorine.
I'm sure there are lots of things we could start charging for if we really put our minds to it.
