1-
One event that's purely and simply R.T. (Reaction times).
Men' and Women's, of course, with nothing but a start
off the blocks. Not even a race to the 15m mark or the 10m
mark. Just the electronic R.T. And the start would not be
influenced by a competitor thinking about SDKs, entry or
anything else. Do you think we might get to see anything
below the 0.65s (that occasionally happened in Melbourne 2007)?
2-
An 8x200 IM-Relay
Yes it seems self-contradictory but here's how I see it:
4 Women and 4 Men on each (National or Club-depending on the
event) team. Each of the eight swimmers swims a 200 I.M.
i.e., Fly (off the blocks, of course), Back, ***, Free (so the
hand-offs are always Free to Fly).
The order in which the eight team-members go, would be left to the
coaches (i.e., not W/M/W/M/W/M/W/M or any such like all Women followed by all Men) but purely strategic.
It would be interesting to follow this 1600m as the lead(s) will change,
quite a few times I surmise, during the course of those 15 plus minutes,
especially if done in a World or Olympic event.
I believe the traditional order for a freestyle relay is 2nd fastest, 4th fastest, 3rd fastest and fastest. Of course, this is subject to the individual's starts. One could shift someone with a fast start to first if the 2nd fastest is really slow. Part of the strategy involves getting smooth water and having someone who might be able to catchup at the end.
Leo
I believe the traditional order for a freestyle relay is 2nd fastest, 4th fastest, 3rd fastest and fastest. Of course, this is subject to the individual's starts. One could shift someone with a fast start to first if the 2nd fastest is really slow. Part of the strategy involves getting smooth water and having someone who might be able to catchup at the end.
Leo
