In the wetsuit thread Kurt Dickson wrote:
The rule on minimal officials at meets is interesting as I think you are supposed to have an official for postal swims
I've never seen such a requirement. I thought the only requirement was that you have a person to record your 50 (yards) or 100 (meters) splits. Can someone elaborate/clarify/correct?
Thx,
Skip Montanaro
You can read that rule in a way such that you only need one person.
It says that for your "official", that the person may be the "head timer", who has no other responsibilities. It doesn't say what the prescribed responsibilities are, though. Presumably, the responsibilities of the "head timer" would be to time. As such, you could interpret that rule such that you just have one person - a head timer. It doesn't say the individual timer can't be the "head timer".
-Rick
You can read that rule in a way such that you only need one person.
It says that for your "official", that the person may be the "head timer", who has no other responsibilities. It doesn't say what the prescribed responsibilities are, though. Presumably, the responsibilities of the "head timer" would be to time. As such, you could interpret that rule such that you just have one person - a head timer. It doesn't say the individual timer can't be the "head timer".
-Rick
