Many of the forum regulars seem to be going to Stanford, alas, others of us will not be there. Some of you that are going will access the internet while there, however briefly- why not share?
I have created this thread so you can report on the sights, sounds, swims, sunburns, socials etc. It matters not whether you be 'elite', 'newbie' or whatever, your impressions would be interesting to read. You could comment on great swims, technique, facilities, judging, the announcer, outrageous behavior of other forum participants, complaints, kudos- whatever. If you do, I at least would be grateful and if the thread garners much in the way of postings it could be a valuable archive for people to check for future Worlds. I lay down the guantlet...
I never assumed anyone was trying to cheat. As the computer person who is always trying to get the relay names into the computer properly at meets, I understand how this can happen. I also understand how hard this is with so many teams.
I hate this rule because I have seen relay teams get DQ'd because the judge knew the team well enough to identify the swimmers, yet not DQ other relays, because the swimmers were not known. That bothers me. Either all relays need to be checked carefully(and it sounds like the scope of this, that is impossible), or you only DQ the relays that had 3swimmers and were just doing it for fun.
I never assumed anyone was trying to cheat. As the computer person who is always trying to get the relay names into the computer properly at meets, I understand how this can happen. I also understand how hard this is with so many teams.
I hate this rule because I have seen relay teams get DQ'd because the judge knew the team well enough to identify the swimmers, yet not DQ other relays, because the swimmers were not known. That bothers me. Either all relays need to be checked carefully(and it sounds like the scope of this, that is impossible), or you only DQ the relays that had 3swimmers and were just doing it for fun.
