I just saw an article about the new FINA swim rules and I'm confused about the one relating to swimming unattached in a SCM or LCM meet. The new rule states that if a swimmer does enter a meet as unattached not only will his or her time not count for FINA top ten or a record, but that everyone in the meet will also have their times be unrecognized. Sounds a bit harsh.
Also, backstrokers can no longer finish underwater. How will that be judged? What if your entire body is submerged on the final lunge except for the toes of one foot completing a final kick?
Clarification from our rule gurus please.
Then it makes the rule even more bizarre. Why would they care otherwise?
As I stated in post #12, there are people who are not aligned with any club or national federation. The second part of that is where FINA gets interested. They do not want to recognize anybody in the record books that does not represent a member federation. Control is important to FINA.
Then it makes the rule even more bizarre. Why would they care otherwise?
As I stated in post #12, there are people who are not aligned with any club or national federation. The second part of that is where FINA gets interested. They do not want to recognize anybody in the record books that does not represent a member federation. Control is important to FINA.
