You are the Rules Dictator

i bet michael phelps would try....considering all the events he swam last olympics, he nearly did a decathalon then. :-)

I totally agree with #1 Leonard......The fact that women don't swim the 1500 in the Olympics is similar to other previous (and current) rules in women's sports like not playing more than 3 games in a WNBA finals??.....Women are tough enough to handle the same rules and events as men.....Try and keep up with Janet Evans or Katie Ziegler in a 1500! This has been one of the enduring mysteries of my athletic life: Why do men and women often have different events. When I first started running (1969), you'd often hear stuff like "A woman can't run the marathon because her uterus will be damaged." (I swear I heard this.) Even as a kid, it made no sense to me. I remember thinking "If you can push something the size of a bowling ball out of there, how is a running going to do more damage?" Has anyone ever seen a reason/rationale why there is no 1500 for women in the Olys? It doesn't even have to make sense, I just wonder if anyone ever tried to rationalize it publicly. -LBJ

All events should be mixed, may the winner rule.

I was told that a women's heart is larger then a man's how could they forgive us for all the things we do wrong.

Jayhawk- I like your rules...Pool temp here is generally 84-85. Miserable for a long workout. Regarding the suit, have you tried the polyester suits? I used to go through a lycra suit every 2-3 months. I got a polyster suit in March and it still looks and feels new.

Our coach who was also the pool manager always kept the pool at 75 - 76f as he thought it was better for us to train.

Mixed relays would be awesome ... now how would you set up the Medleys? Meaning make your "A" team ... you HAVE to leave off a world record holder, what would be the most effective/fastest combo of 2 women and 2 men? I have my own theories on this ...

Mixed relays would be awesome ... now how would you set up the Medleys? Meaning make your "A" team ... you HAVE to leave off a world record holder, what would be the most effective/fastest combo of 2 women and 2 men? I have my own theories on this ... Medley: Aaron Piersol, Brendan Hansen, Mary Descenza, Amanda Weir. Free: Neil Walker, Cullen Jones, Amanda Weir, Natalie Coughlin. That was easy.

Shouldn't Natalie Coughlin be swimming the butterfly leg on the medley relay too?

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.