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.
championship : n. 3. A competition or series of competitions held to determine a winner
We call it the National championship, that seems to be a fair description. A patch is given to the first place finishers, labeling them as a National Champion (or so I'm told :( :) ). Or you can think of it as a competition that involves the whole nation.
There may not be an efficient way to swim the 800 and the 1500, just the most efficient way that we can get. (Maybe in a 10 lane pool, keep two lanes off to the side for the extra distance events. Let them swim long distance while the rest of the meet is going on. Just mind the waves when people dive in!)
championship : n. 3. A competition or series of competitions held to determine a winner
We call it the National championship, that seems to be a fair description. A patch is given to the first place finishers, labeling them as a National Champion (or so I'm told :( :) ). Or you can think of it as a competition that involves the whole nation.
There may not be an efficient way to swim the 800 and the 1500, just the most efficient way that we can get. (Maybe in a 10 lane pool, keep two lanes off to the side for the extra distance events. Let them swim long distance while the rest of the meet is going on. Just mind the waves when people dive in!)
