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.
You've mentioned this before, but another reason women might sandbag is the possibility of being seeded in a heat of fast men who might have 50 pounds or more on them and create a lot of turbulence. Seed yourself a little slow and you might get out this washing machine.
This is one of the only times women sandbag, from my own observations. I was extremely glad when Jeff Roddin separated men and women in the 50s at our local mixed gender SCM meet that everyone here rests for.
Men sandbag far far more than women. I routinely see guys seed themselves 3-6 seconds slower than they go in a 100. Now, some of that could be guessing wrong, but not all of it. I do wonder if people are oblivious about the objections to sandbagging. After all, most masters aren't reading this forum. :)
You've mentioned this before, but another reason women might sandbag is the possibility of being seeded in a heat of fast men who might have 50 pounds or more on them and create a lot of turbulence. Seed yourself a little slow and you might get out this washing machine.
This is one of the only times women sandbag, from my own observations. I was extremely glad when Jeff Roddin separated men and women in the 50s at our local mixed gender SCM meet that everyone here rests for.
Men sandbag far far more than women. I routinely see guys seed themselves 3-6 seconds slower than they go in a 100. Now, some of that could be guessing wrong, but not all of it. I do wonder if people are oblivious about the objections to sandbagging. After all, most masters aren't reading this forum. :)
