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?
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Here's what I want:
1. Allow diving backstroke starts off the blocks like for all the other strokes.
2. Swimming pentathlon events. We have a pentathlon meet here in WA that has sprint- 50's+100IM, middle- 100's + 200IM, and long-200s + 400IM divisions. Total time wins, must do all events on the same day.
3. Swimming decathlon event. Not sure what events to include, but you'd need a points system to not favor distance swimmers.
4. Set competitions: Something like 10 x 100 on 10 minutes, from the blocks. Could score points for consistency/descending and/or total time. Could have different point weights for each heat. Time penalties for false starts. Relay possibilities (40 x 100 relay with 4 swimmers).
5. Open water swimming races in strong current. Lots of possibilities. Rivers, rapids, waterfalls, flumes...
6. Penalize incorrect usage of the term "Olympic Sized Swimming Pool".
Here's what I want:
1. Allow diving backstroke starts off the blocks like for all the other strokes.
2. Swimming pentathlon events. We have a pentathlon meet here in WA that has sprint- 50's+100IM, middle- 100's + 200IM, and long-200s + 400IM divisions. Total time wins, must do all events on the same day.
3. Swimming decathlon event. Not sure what events to include, but you'd need a points system to not favor distance swimmers.
4. Set competitions: Something like 10 x 100 on 10 minutes, from the blocks. Could score points for consistency/descending and/or total time. Could have different point weights for each heat. Time penalties for false starts. Relay possibilities (40 x 100 relay with 4 swimmers).
5. Open water swimming races in strong current. Lots of possibilities. Rivers, rapids, waterfalls, flumes...
6. Penalize incorrect usage of the term "Olympic Sized Swimming Pool".
