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.
Not sure that is true. I got DQ'd in the first/slowest heat of a 400 IM. Decided to kick in to the wall on the first 25 of the fly and was further away than I though. Hands came apart and I got called for underwater recovery. It was a good call. Should have take another stroke. I wondered if it was enough for a DQ when I did it. Glad I didn't find out until after the swim!
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.
Not sure that is true. I got DQ'd in the first/slowest heat of a 400 IM. Decided to kick in to the wall on the first 25 of the fly and was further away than I though. Hands came apart and I got called for underwater recovery. It was a good call. Should have take another stroke. I wondered if it was enough for a DQ when I did it. Glad I didn't find out until after the swim!
