We have been recently kicking around the idea of doing a "Dash for Cash" type of meet and wanted to know a few things first..
- Is doing this type of meet legal by USMS rules, or is there certain criteria that have to be satisfied (out of the oridnary sanctioning stuff) to keep everything "above board"?
- Has anyone done this before, and if so, what pitfalls / benefits are there for this type of a meet?
- If this has been done before, how was the turnout and what did you think made a great difference in how the meet went overall?
Any constructive feedback on this would be appreciated..
Thanks In Advance!
Rob Nasser
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Rob,
Mark Gill did this a few years ago at one of the meets at ASU. If memory serves, the cash prize was $50 for the winner and the event was the 50 m FR. I think there were two age categories for both men and women & it was fun to watch from the spectators point of view. The format was a series of elimination rounds leading to the finals. I'm not sure how the swimmers liked it but there were plenty of participants.
Check with Mark (mark.gill@asu.edu)...
mel dyck
Rob,
Mark Gill did this a few years ago at one of the meets at ASU. If memory serves, the cash prize was $50 for the winner and the event was the 50 m FR. I think there were two age categories for both men and women & it was fun to watch from the spectators point of view. The format was a series of elimination rounds leading to the finals. I'm not sure how the swimmers liked it but there were plenty of participants.
Check with Mark (mark.gill@asu.edu)...
mel dyck
