I was told to remove my paddles and bouy today at a swim meet during warm up. 3 swimmers in the lane. I never heard of this rule. I usually never use anything during warm ups. My last meet i was so tight, I decided to do a more involved longer warm up. I was surprised at the rule. :bitching:
from the FINA '14 Worlds site:
WARM-UP PROCEDURES
Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious and controlled manner... It’s interesting to see Worlds is using the U.S. Masters Swimming warm-up rule. My thanks to you and the rest of the USMS Rules Committee for bringing safety, caution and control to the process!
from the FINA '14 Worlds site:
WARM-UP PROCEDURES
Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious and controlled manner... It’s interesting to see Worlds is using the U.S. Masters Swimming warm-up rule. My thanks to you and the rest of the USMS Rules Committee for bringing safety, caution and control to the process!
