In 2001 I had 3 top ten times thrown out from the Northwest Zone meet because the pool was 2 cm. short. I accepted it albeit grudgingly. I thought our new rules precluded this from happening again! On Oct. 4,2003 in Tempe I was ecstatic after my 100 M Br. when I went my best time in 5 yr. & broke the NW Zone record. The next day it was announced the bulk head wasn't mounted properly & lanes 1,2,& 3 were 1 cm. short so swims from those lanes didn't count for records or TT.The officials were polite & let the affected people swim the events over.That was the best mitigation they could do. In the reswim I did well just missing the Zone record,close but no cigar. Can't something be done to truly prevent this in the future!!
What would you like to see have done?
The House of Delegates voted that all pools had to be remeasured after January 1, 2003 there was no grandfathering of pool lengths.
For meets that are held in a bulkhead pool, the pool has to be measured in the morning and at the end of competition each day. Last weekend, I measured the pool at the end of the to be sure that the pool was long enough.
The only thing I can say is that you insist that the pool be measured in the morning. You can ask that the bulkhead be put in a manner that the pool measures long. The poll should be 1" to 2" longer than the nominal length of the pool. This gives a little insurance in case there is movement
If you really want to be sure that your swim will count, only swim in pools that do not have bulkhead, other than that there is not much that can be done.
michael
What would you like to see have done?
The House of Delegates voted that all pools had to be remeasured after January 1, 2003 there was no grandfathering of pool lengths.
For meets that are held in a bulkhead pool, the pool has to be measured in the morning and at the end of competition each day. Last weekend, I measured the pool at the end of the to be sure that the pool was long enough.
The only thing I can say is that you insist that the pool be measured in the morning. You can ask that the bulkhead be put in a manner that the pool measures long. The poll should be 1" to 2" longer than the nominal length of the pool. This gives a little insurance in case there is movement
If you really want to be sure that your swim will count, only swim in pools that do not have bulkhead, other than that there is not much that can be done.
michael
