A kid swam the 500 all fly in a high school dual meet yesterday. His coach was furious and benched him for the rest of the meet. One of my lane mates this morning, who was the Starter at this meet said that was showboating and demeaning to the other competitors. I disagree. Was that any more demeaning than swimming free and lapping people? Plus, I saw the flyer ask everyone in the heat if it would bother them. Even on the blocks he said "Are you sure you guys are OK with this?"
And it seems like the coach could not have been upset that the team might lose points because the kid might have swum faster "freestyle" (i.e. crawl). If the coach cared about points, why would he bench the kid. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.
And it seems like the coach could not have been upset that the team might lose points because the kid might have swum faster "freestyle" (i.e. crawl). If the coach cared about points, why would he bench the kid. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.
