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.
To meet directors;if someone asked to be in an early heat so they could leave early,would you accommodate them? Also to meet directors,the rule book suggests that the fastest person in their age and gender can be seeded so that they do not have an outside lane,how often does that happen? When feasible, reasonable and allowable in our rules; I try to accommodate requests from swimmers. After all, I am running the meet for the swimmers.
I generally don’t go back and manually re-seed to move the fastest swimmers out of outside lanes. I will however try to move people to outside lanes if they request one.
To meet directors;if someone asked to be in an early heat so they could leave early,would you accommodate them? Also to meet directors,the rule book suggests that the fastest person in their age and gender can be seeded so that they do not have an outside lane,how often does that happen? When feasible, reasonable and allowable in our rules; I try to accommodate requests from swimmers. After all, I am running the meet for the swimmers.
I generally don’t go back and manually re-seed to move the fastest swimmers out of outside lanes. I will however try to move people to outside lanes if they request one.
