Looks like it is to gain 20 minutes of rest before doing the 400 IM.
What do you folks think? Fair play or not?
I say anyone attempting the 1650 and 400 IM back to back deserves some slack.
Perhaps this person is going for a split? I did that double last August in a long course meet but I was going for a 400 split in the 1500. My estimated time still put me in the final heat of the 1500 so it didn't gain me any rest. Actually I think the 400 IM was first in that meet.Rumor has it there will be a split request at the 200, followed by splits sufficient to just dip under the 20 minute mark so that this individual is not too tired for the cool event of the day, 400 IM.
Now, had SPMA had a single event purchase price like Pacific Masters did last fall for their SCM champs, maybe this individual wouldn't have felt compelled to try to maximize the entry fee for the one day of the meet they can attend.
At least that is what I have heard offline:bolt:
Perhaps this person is going for a split? I did that double last August in a long course meet but I was going for a 400 split in the 1500. My estimated time still put me in the final heat of the 1500 so it didn't gain me any rest. Actually I think the 400 IM was first in that meet.Rumor has it there will be a split request at the 200, followed by splits sufficient to just dip under the 20 minute mark so that this individual is not too tired for the cool event of the day, 400 IM.
Now, had SPMA had a single event purchase price like Pacific Masters did last fall for their SCM champs, maybe this individual wouldn't have felt compelled to try to maximize the entry fee for the one day of the meet they can attend.
At least that is what I have heard offline:bolt:
