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)
Parents
Former Member
I *almost* missed an event at one of my meets this spring. It was 50 back, and I jumped into the water as the starter was saying "Take your marks."
I think knelson's idea of having a few extra heats at the end is a good idea. To make life easier for the computer people, people who swim in the extra heats should be ineligible to place or score points in those events. Otherwise, it would be a nighmare trying to go back through and rescore those events.
I *almost* missed an event at one of my meets this spring. It was 50 back, and I jumped into the water as the starter was saying "Take your marks."
I think knelson's idea of having a few extra heats at the end is a good idea. To make life easier for the computer people, people who swim in the extra heats should be ineligible to place or score points in those events. Otherwise, it would be a nighmare trying to go back through and rescore those events.
