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.
Participants may view it as a victimless/harmless thing, akin to dyeing your hair or fibbing about your weight; others think it more like cheating on your taxes or lying about your age to gain a competitive advantage. The truth is probably somewhere between.
C'mon! It is ludicrous to even use sandbagging and cheating on your taxes (felony) in the same sentence. Sandbagging is more like a mosquito bite and way less serious than dying your hair.
Some people like to race themselves and some like to raise others. The 1650 "sandbagger," who does this every year apparently, is likely the former. I don't think you can necessarily cast aspersions on that preference; everyone is different when it comes to meets and racing. I like racing others, but can also happily do a split request. I can't imagine sandbagging at nationals though, and am a tad bummed I have no one to race in the 100 back.
Participants may view it as a victimless/harmless thing, akin to dyeing your hair or fibbing about your weight; others think it more like cheating on your taxes or lying about your age to gain a competitive advantage. The truth is probably somewhere between.
C'mon! It is ludicrous to even use sandbagging and cheating on your taxes (felony) in the same sentence. Sandbagging is more like a mosquito bite and way less serious than dying your hair.
Some people like to race themselves and some like to raise others. The 1650 "sandbagger," who does this every year apparently, is likely the former. I don't think you can necessarily cast aspersions on that preference; everyone is different when it comes to meets and racing. I like racing others, but can also happily do a split request. I can't imagine sandbagging at nationals though, and am a tad bummed I have no one to race in the 100 back.
