Over the week end, (for the first time in 30 years of competitive swimming) I was disqualified. It bothered me a little bit for about thirty minutes but after a few plates of food at the all-you-can-eat brunch across the street, I was fine. I did have a question though. Do the officials usually tell you that they are disqualifing you? The official came over to my lane and said something to me (about my *** pull-out on the 200 IM) after the heat but never actually said that I was disqualified. I was a little confused so after I got out of the pool I walked over and asked, "Did you disqualify my?" The answer was yes. Never having experienced this before, I was wondering do the officials usually actually say "I am disqualifying you" or "You are disqualified" or is the suggestive comment supposed to serve this purpose.
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Please let's not go down the Kitajima road again :rolleyes:
DQing seriously sucks. Sorry to hear that. Do you know what you did wrong so you know not to do it again?
I think Masters officials are usually fairly lienient (sp?) but they have to call obvious dqs - one that comes to mind is the backstroke turn where one flips onto their stomach but doesn't flip. Anyway ... I'd make sure you know for next time. Also, people get DQ'ed ALL the time ... there were SEVERAL dqs in final heats in the Olympics so don't stress, just try not to do it again.
Please let's not go down the Kitajima road again :rolleyes:
DQing seriously sucks. Sorry to hear that. Do you know what you did wrong so you know not to do it again?
I think Masters officials are usually fairly lienient (sp?) but they have to call obvious dqs - one that comes to mind is the backstroke turn where one flips onto their stomach but doesn't flip. Anyway ... I'd make sure you know for next time. Also, people get DQ'ed ALL the time ... there were SEVERAL dqs in final heats in the Olympics so don't stress, just try not to do it again.
