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.
I got DQed at the conolidation finals of the League Champs of my first and only year that I swam at college. It was in the 400IM and my back to *** turn apparently wasn't legal because my hand didn't touch the wall or something. it was when back to *** flip turn was used. I was kind of happy because I did about a low 4:20s even though I was doing a 4:17 for the previous years in my high school years. I think that my teammates thought that I was nuts that I wasn't upset over it. Today, I would be estatic if I could do a 4:20. Right now, I will settle for the 4:55 range in the 400 yard IM.
I got DQed at the conolidation finals of the League Champs of my first and only year that I swam at college. It was in the 400IM and my back to *** turn apparently wasn't legal because my hand didn't touch the wall or something. it was when back to *** flip turn was used. I was kind of happy because I did about a low 4:20s even though I was doing a 4:17 for the previous years in my high school years. I think that my teammates thought that I was nuts that I wasn't upset over it. Today, I would be estatic if I could do a 4:20. Right now, I will settle for the 4:55 range in the 400 yard IM.
