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.
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I wasn't using the word "you" specifically to refer to you personally. Sorry, I didn't write that very well.
I find it tiresome that people harp on split requests on bogus "ethical" grounds. Constant theme over the years on this forum ... Kirk's point is exactly right --- let people swim and get times. That's what we're going to meets for. I sympathize with Gull's point to a degree, but race conditions are rarely perfect.
I have only used one split request (100 free split in 200 free last Dec.) other than relay leadoffs in over a year, so I have nothing particularly to be defensive about. I just don't like the moralizing.
I'm relatively new and had not seen this point come up for discussion before. I've been to 8 Masters meets in my life. I don't know if anybody did split requests in any of my heats and I don't care. I just think it is interesting to discuss. For example if getting a time is the only objective, why have meets? Just develop a way for USMS way to sanction time trials in your own pool and save the money of going to meets.
I wasn't using the word "you" specifically to refer to you personally. Sorry, I didn't write that very well.
I find it tiresome that people harp on split requests on bogus "ethical" grounds. Constant theme over the years on this forum ... Kirk's point is exactly right --- let people swim and get times. That's what we're going to meets for. I sympathize with Gull's point to a degree, but race conditions are rarely perfect.
I have only used one split request (100 free split in 200 free last Dec.) other than relay leadoffs in over a year, so I have nothing particularly to be defensive about. I just don't like the moralizing.
I'm relatively new and had not seen this point come up for discussion before. I've been to 8 Masters meets in my life. I don't know if anybody did split requests in any of my heats and I don't care. I just think it is interesting to discuss. For example if getting a time is the only objective, why have meets? Just develop a way for USMS way to sanction time trials in your own pool and save the money of going to meets.
