There's a trend in this state (Rhode Island) that disappoints me. From time to time, in certain meets, they will do away with the 500 freestyle. And (when my daughter was on the HS team) I personally witnessed that it's sometimes because the coaches can't entice anyone to swim it. Lame! Sometimes it's because the team is so small that they don't have enough swimmers. OK...maybe! First, if I were the coach, and I have plenty of swimmers on my team, I pick a kid and tell him/her to get up on the blocks and swim the race!!! But...if the rules are going to be bent by not conducting an event...when a team is truly shorthanded...why not bend the rules differently? Instead of scratching an event, let certain swimmers compete in an extra event so that ALL the scheduled events can be competed?
Dan
How uniform are the rules for event numbers in the US? Club, HS, and College?
How/when does it change for the Olympics and big international events like the Pam Am games or the FINA championships?
Mi HS rules say 4 events max and at least 2 must be relays. So I assume you can do 2 Ind. and 2 relay. Or 1 Ind. and 3 Relay. That is how I read it. I have never asked a coach. lol.... FYI I am not a swimmer. I have always wondered why events seemed so limited as my son progressed from AG club to Jr High to HS.
Not sure about the the AG rules via the split in MI but it was 4 events as I recall.
This 5th event seems to be a big deal, depending on your view. Especially since it is also the longest race.
Sorry for the dumb question.
How uniform are the rules for event numbers in the US? Club, HS, and College?
How/when does it change for the Olympics and big international events like the Pam Am games or the FINA championships?
Mi HS rules say 4 events max and at least 2 must be relays. So I assume you can do 2 Ind. and 2 relay. Or 1 Ind. and 3 Relay. That is how I read it. I have never asked a coach. lol.... FYI I am not a swimmer. I have always wondered why events seemed so limited as my son progressed from AG club to Jr High to HS.
Not sure about the the AG rules via the split in MI but it was 4 events as I recall.
This 5th event seems to be a big deal, depending on your view. Especially since it is also the longest race.
Sorry for the dumb question.
