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:)
Don't swim back-to-back events if you lack super-human endurance.
I think this whole business will settle itself with peer pressure, announcers making fun of blatant sandbaggers (as someone else mentioned), etc.
One meet I went to a earlier this year was a pentathlon and I think the entry form said something about the meet director could DQ you for sandbagging to get more rest. I'll try to find that form.
Interesting, it was a meet director that changed my entry time to an NT and suggested the change.
And how exactly do you define sandbagging? How far off what time? If someone enters reasonably around a time they might expect to go at that time of year given their training, and it isn't their absolute best time, I think that's perfectly reasonable.
I don't generally swim back-to-back events. Unfortunately, because some order of events are never changed, my best events often fall back to back. I also notice that since I am a fly/back-er, an unusual combo, my events often are very close. I guess I would be better off as a 5 pack freestyler. Then there would never be a rest issue as those events are all nicely spaced out. :thhbbb::thhbbb:
Don't swim back-to-back events if you lack super-human endurance.
I think this whole business will settle itself with peer pressure, announcers making fun of blatant sandbaggers (as someone else mentioned), etc.
One meet I went to a earlier this year was a pentathlon and I think the entry form said something about the meet director could DQ you for sandbagging to get more rest. I'll try to find that form.
Interesting, it was a meet director that changed my entry time to an NT and suggested the change.
And how exactly do you define sandbagging? How far off what time? If someone enters reasonably around a time they might expect to go at that time of year given their training, and it isn't their absolute best time, I think that's perfectly reasonable.
I don't generally swim back-to-back events. Unfortunately, because some order of events are never changed, my best events often fall back to back. I also notice that since I am a fly/back-er, an unusual combo, my events often are very close. I guess I would be better off as a 5 pack freestyler. Then there would never be a rest issue as those events are all nicely spaced out. :thhbbb::thhbbb:
