Any comments on the latest USMS Swimmer magazine and Nadine Day's pullouts?
I for one thought the entire 5 pages were excellent, all the tips great.
The photos are very clear, and Nadine has great form.
Well done!!
Allen:
I am going to say no. In all of the USMS Long Distance swims I have attended I have never seen any marking device or float at the starting area to prevent and enforce this. Also in Article 303 in the USMS Rule Book, I did not find anything about being disqualified for this and that included 303.8 where they detail in sections 1 tru 10 on what infractions would warrant a disqualification. About the only way you could really enforce this is in Postal swims where you have lane markers with a color that has the 15 meter distance.
I have never heard of anybody getting disqualified for a stroke infraction in an Open Water race like you would see in a Pool competition. What I have always found interesting is that in Long Distance Long Course Meter Postal Events (5K and 10K) that USMS does not follow the LCM FINA Rules about the age eligibility. Of course this would really mess up our USMS Postal Open Water competitions because the other postal swims (1 Hour, 3K, and 6K) are swam SCY and you would have swimmers not consistent with age requirements. I think the reason here is the same in that Open Water Rules are different that Pool Competition Rules.
Allen:
I am going to say no. In all of the USMS Long Distance swims I have attended I have never seen any marking device or float at the starting area to prevent and enforce this. Also in Article 303 in the USMS Rule Book, I did not find anything about being disqualified for this and that included 303.8 where they detail in sections 1 tru 10 on what infractions would warrant a disqualification. About the only way you could really enforce this is in Postal swims where you have lane markers with a color that has the 15 meter distance.
I have never heard of anybody getting disqualified for a stroke infraction in an Open Water race like you would see in a Pool competition. What I have always found interesting is that in Long Distance Long Course Meter Postal Events (5K and 10K) that USMS does not follow the LCM FINA Rules about the age eligibility. Of course this would really mess up our USMS Postal Open Water competitions because the other postal swims (1 Hour, 3K, and 6K) are swam SCY and you would have swimmers not consistent with age requirements. I think the reason here is the same in that Open Water Rules are different that Pool Competition Rules.
