Please forgive me for this, but my OCD brain needs to know:
When they put that barrier in the 50m pool to make 2x25m pools, how can you be left with 25m if the barrier is at least 1m wide?
(This matters to me, sorry.) :)
Calvin,
As Allen already posted (and just to support what he said), there is NO tolerance for a pool being short. It has to measure at least the minimum length for the particular course in question - no tolerance for being short. This has led to alot of times being thrown out - Top Ten, National, and World records.
a part of me agrees with Jim that we ought to have a way to handle these situations. The challenge expands quickly though when you are differentiating to .01 seconds. A variation in the pad placement can lead to that and have nothing to do with a pool being too short. Still, I have told my wife we need a factor to adjust times when "s***" happens and the pool is too short. She replies with what do you do when the pool measure is too long. A slippery slope indeed.
The rules that are followed are presented and approved at the HOD at each year's convention. if swimmers don't like the rules, they can submit proposals to change them.
paul
Calvin,
As Allen already posted (and just to support what he said), there is NO tolerance for a pool being short. It has to measure at least the minimum length for the particular course in question - no tolerance for being short. This has led to alot of times being thrown out - Top Ten, National, and World records.
a part of me agrees with Jim that we ought to have a way to handle these situations. The challenge expands quickly though when you are differentiating to .01 seconds. A variation in the pad placement can lead to that and have nothing to do with a pool being too short. Still, I have told my wife we need a factor to adjust times when "s***" happens and the pool is too short. She replies with what do you do when the pool measure is too long. A slippery slope indeed.
The rules that are followed are presented and approved at the HOD at each year's convention. if swimmers don't like the rules, they can submit proposals to change them.
paul
