From other threads it's seemed some people from small teams feel left out at Nationals because they don't have enough people for relays. How about not counting the relay points for the Small Team Awards and letting the small teams pool swimmers for relays. Pooled relays would not count for records or Top Ten but could win medals.
Where the pick for "it's a moot point because there's no such thing as a small team award anymore."
This is the case, isn't it?
I don't know if I want to start a thread or poll specifically about it, but have the relays ever been at the beginning of the day or has there been any discussion about doing it that way? It seems to me relay participation would increase quite a bit if they weren't at the end of each day's competition--especially on Sunday.
EDIT: OK, I guess the main question deals with letting people from different teams swim together on relays. I have no problem with that.
Where the pick for "it's a moot point because there's no such thing as a small team award anymore."
This is the case, isn't it?
I don't know if I want to start a thread or poll specifically about it, but have the relays ever been at the beginning of the day or has there been any discussion about doing it that way? It seems to me relay participation would increase quite a bit if they weren't at the end of each day's competition--especially on Sunday.
EDIT: OK, I guess the main question deals with letting people from different teams swim together on relays. I have no problem with that.
