I just scanned the results and there seems to be a large number of NT (no time) from people not making the qualifying time. Well over 50 men in the 200fr 40-44. That's 10 heats or nearly 30-40 minutes extra for one age group.
Maybe it's time to remove individual registration and require each country to submit times. For each NT the country would have to show an official result proving the time was met in the past two years or pay a fine?
I know some who just qualified might miss the QT at worlds because training hasn't been going well, sickness or jetlag. But there seems to be a large percent of NTs from Italian swimmers.
I just scanned the results and there seems to be a large number of NT (no time) from people not making the qualifying time. Well over 50 men in the 200fr 40-44. That's 10 heats or nearly 30-40 minutes extra for one age group.
Maybe it's time to remove individual registration and require each country to submit times. For each NT the country would have to show an official result proving the time was met in the past two years or pay a fine?
I know some who just qualified might miss the QT at worlds because training hasn't been going well, sickness or jetlag. But there seems to be a large percent of NTs from Italian swimmers.
