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.
Lest we think split requests and sandbagging is just about us vain Masters' swimmers, don't forget Ricky Berens' American Record 200 free done earlier this year as a split request as part of the 500 free -- swimswam.com/.../. If memory serves me right, he had to get out of Austin to get to Vegas for Grevers' bachelor party. (Kurt, I think your grandma's party was a much better reason)
Split requests are legal and here to stay. Get over it.
Lest we think split requests and sandbagging is just about us vain Masters' swimmers, don't forget Ricky Berens' American Record 200 free done earlier this year as a split request as part of the 500 free -- swimswam.com/.../. If memory serves me right, he had to get out of Austin to get to Vegas for Grevers' bachelor party. (Kurt, I think your grandma's party was a much better reason)
Split requests are legal and here to stay. Get over it.