Simple. You have absolute power to change any technique rules, start/finish rules, age up rules, sky is the limit as long as the rules pertain to swimming. What would you change and why?
Here's a good rule:
Get rid of that odd/even heats in different pools thing they did/do at Nationals. As a complete masters neophyte, I traveled to Coral Springs this year for the first time to swim for a couple days and sit on the beach. I had never been to a meet where odd heats were in one pool and even heats in another. (This was only my 5th meet ever.) I accidentally overheard someone talking about it and asked them what the heck they were talking about. (OK, I'm a moron.) But I found it confusing. I kept wondering what day/which pool was even, odd etc. I prefered what they did at Worlds, alternating men and women in the two pools. At least there was no question as to which pool I was swimming in.
Here's a good rule:
Get rid of that odd/even heats in different pools thing they did/do at Nationals. As a complete masters neophyte, I traveled to Coral Springs this year for the first time to swim for a couple days and sit on the beach. I had never been to a meet where odd heats were in one pool and even heats in another. (This was only my 5th meet ever.) I accidentally overheard someone talking about it and asked them what the heck they were talking about. (OK, I'm a moron.) But I found it confusing. I kept wondering what day/which pool was even, odd etc. I prefered what they did at Worlds, alternating men and women in the two pools. At least there was no question as to which pool I was swimming in.
