Just admit it. Almost everyone sandbags from time to time. Look at Ande, entering at 28.9 in the 50 back to have clear water. Bunch of his times look pretty suspect. Peg completely sandbagged the 1000 free at Zones. I entered a coach-approved NT on the 100 IM at Zones and then scratched. Paul Smith is passing on a 100 free duel with evil Smith to save up for his world-record-shattering performance to be in the 200 medley relay. Julie Oplinger sandbagged her 100 fly at Zones. The list could go on forever, so you might as well join the Club.
As for Nats, because of my lack of expertise with sandbagging, I'm over my 25% statistical probability per race of landing in an outside lane.
(Sorry Osterber! :thhbbb:)
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Perhaps with the advent of online results databases the use of swimmer supplied seed times will become obsolete, or the "average sandbagging" and actual recent times will be included in psych or heat sheets.
This might not be feasible or practical under all circumstances. What about a swimmer back from surgery, recovering from major injury (or a herniated disc and recently out of a wheelchair and crutches) or just out of hospital from gunwounds inflicted by jealous husbands?
Will we have to present doctors' notes or police reports to have the database seed times adjusted?
Perhaps with the advent of online results databases the use of swimmer supplied seed times will become obsolete, or the "average sandbagging" and actual recent times will be included in psych or heat sheets.
This might not be feasible or practical under all circumstances. What about a swimmer back from surgery, recovering from major injury (or a herniated disc and recently out of a wheelchair and crutches) or just out of hospital from gunwounds inflicted by jealous husbands?
Will we have to present doctors' notes or police reports to have the database seed times adjusted?
