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.
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.
while somewhat true, consider that
Top Ten for Long Course Meters is Oct 1 till Sep 30
and USMS convention was held in mid-Sep.
how much more time was there? barely 3 weeks.
and without a FINA approved "club Unat" allowance for USMS all swims starting Oct 1 for lcm *could* (key word) have been thrown out by FINA. as well as the already on going season for scm with similar repercussions.
yes there were months of lead up, but in the end, it was just 3 weeks.
knelson, i'm pretty sure fina already is the Empire. without fina's blessing you cannot be recognized in *any* human only water sport competition.
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.
while somewhat true, consider that
Top Ten for Long Course Meters is Oct 1 till Sep 30
and USMS convention was held in mid-Sep.
how much more time was there? barely 3 weeks.
and without a FINA approved "club Unat" allowance for USMS all swims starting Oct 1 for lcm *could* (key word) have been thrown out by FINA. as well as the already on going season for scm with similar repercussions.
yes there were months of lead up, but in the end, it was just 3 weeks.
knelson, i'm pretty sure fina already is the Empire. without fina's blessing you cannot be recognized in *any* human only water sport competition.
