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.
That USMS needed to do this in such a quick fashion gives you some idea how nutty FINA's new rule is.
Is there some plausible rationale for the new (FINA) rule?This wasn’t technically an emergency; the USMS proposal was a timely submission to the Legislation Committee, in July. The FINA proposal was published in April and approved at the FINA Congress in July.
USMS needed to adopt (or reject) this change to our rulebook, as well as many others, at our annual meeting; in accordance to USMS rules. The “Unattached “rule happened no quicker or slower than any other proposed change to our rulebook.
I believe a number of posters have given their opinion as to the rationale for the FINA rule, in previous posts. FINA generally just publishes bureau recommendations with their proposed rules changes, so you will need to ask FINA bureau members if you want their rational for recommending the change; the best we can do on this forum is to continue to give you conjecture.
That USMS needed to do this in such a quick fashion gives you some idea how nutty FINA's new rule is.
Is there some plausible rationale for the new (FINA) rule?This wasn’t technically an emergency; the USMS proposal was a timely submission to the Legislation Committee, in July. The FINA proposal was published in April and approved at the FINA Congress in July.
USMS needed to adopt (or reject) this change to our rulebook, as well as many others, at our annual meeting; in accordance to USMS rules. The “Unattached “rule happened no quicker or slower than any other proposed change to our rulebook.
I believe a number of posters have given their opinion as to the rationale for the FINA rule, in previous posts. FINA generally just publishes bureau recommendations with their proposed rules changes, so you will need to ask FINA bureau members if you want their rational for recommending the change; the best we can do on this forum is to continue to give you conjecture.
