I propose a rule change for the championship committee. If someone misses their heat at USMS Nationals due to general stupidity and day dreaming, they should be allowed to swim in an open lane in that same event.
John Smith
(2006 psuedo champion, 50yd back)
I just read the meet information concerning relays. It only says relays need to be submitted the day before and name changes cannot affect the age of the relay after the submission deadline, but that name changes can be made. It says nothing about restriction of name or order changes, so I think the Rowdy thing is wrong, and the order should have been changed in the meet information.
When issues come up at a meet such as these, we always go back to the meet information and how it is worded. So in this case, the meet information should have been shown as proof that the relay order needed to be changed in the official results.
I just read the meet information concerning relays. It only says relays need to be submitted the day before and name changes cannot affect the age of the relay after the submission deadline, but that name changes can be made. It says nothing about restriction of name or order changes, so I think the Rowdy thing is wrong, and the order should have been changed in the meet information.
When issues come up at a meet such as these, we always go back to the meet information and how it is worded. So in this case, the meet information should have been shown as proof that the relay order needed to be changed in the official results.
