I recently posted a question about racing and received a lot of great answers so here is another question. I am about to participate in my first race (in a pool) and I am worried about being disqualified now. What are some of the common mistakes I need to be aware of? Turns maybe?
From my experiences, which are a bit limited, I've found that the meet refs don't really pay much attention to the slower heats of most events.
2 years ago, I dove in for a 50 LCM ***, somehow thought it was a 50 free and did a ton of dolphin kicks. I realized what I had done, surfaced, and just swam the rest of the length easy *** expecting a DQ, which never came. I'm sure there's some things I've done incorrectly every time I've swum at a meet (a back to *** turn in an IM, some *** turns, etc) and I've never ever received a DQ.
I'd just go to the meet, do your best, and have fun. Yes, do what you think you're supposed to, but don't sweat it if you screw up.
From my experiences, which are a bit limited, I've found that the meet refs don't really pay much attention to the slower heats of most events.
2 years ago, I dove in for a 50 LCM ***, somehow thought it was a 50 free and did a ton of dolphin kicks. I realized what I had done, surfaced, and just swam the rest of the length easy *** expecting a DQ, which never came. I'm sure there's some things I've done incorrectly every time I've swum at a meet (a back to *** turn in an IM, some *** turns, etc) and I've never ever received a DQ.
I'd just go to the meet, do your best, and have fun. Yes, do what you think you're supposed to, but don't sweat it if you screw up.
