I was discussing seed times with a friend and we had different ideas about what a seed time was. I thought a seed time was supposed to be a result from a prior race while he thought one could enter whatever one wanted and it was legitimate to adjust the seed time, for example to add a couple seconds so that he would be sure to beat it. On further thought there is the question of what previous time one should enter (if "should" enters into it), I have been entering my best time. Is there a general policy or ethic or does anything go?
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Originally posted by LindsayNB
I was discussing seed times with a friend and we had different ideas about what a seed time was. I thought a seed time was supposed to be a result from a prior race while he thought one could enter whatever one wanted and it was legitimate to adjust the seed time, for example to add a couple seconds so that he would be sure to beat it. On further thought there is the question of what previous time one should enter (if "should" enters into it), I have been entering my best time. Is there a general policy or ethic or does anything go?
A seed time is supposed to be an estimate of how you think you're going to do so that swimmers of similar abilities can be grouped together when they are competing. Doing this makes the meet go faster because the slowest swimmers will end up grouped together in one heat instead of being spread out among several heats.
There is no official rule that I've ever heard of regarding how you should make the estimate. It's whatever works for you. I can't see that deliberately adding a couple of seconds to your time will do any harm, if that's what you're most comfortable doing.
Originally posted by LindsayNB
I was discussing seed times with a friend and we had different ideas about what a seed time was. I thought a seed time was supposed to be a result from a prior race while he thought one could enter whatever one wanted and it was legitimate to adjust the seed time, for example to add a couple seconds so that he would be sure to beat it. On further thought there is the question of what previous time one should enter (if "should" enters into it), I have been entering my best time. Is there a general policy or ethic or does anything go?
A seed time is supposed to be an estimate of how you think you're going to do so that swimmers of similar abilities can be grouped together when they are competing. Doing this makes the meet go faster because the slowest swimmers will end up grouped together in one heat instead of being spread out among several heats.
There is no official rule that I've ever heard of regarding how you should make the estimate. It's whatever works for you. I can't see that deliberately adding a couple of seconds to your time will do any harm, if that's what you're most comfortable doing.
