I've been told that there is a new FINA rule or interpretation that disallows placing lap counters into the water. Does anyone know the official scoop on this?
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D3 championships 7 years ago a swimmer from Johns Hopkins dove in after the the guy ahead of him had completed 6 laps. Whoops.
But in the 80's a guy from the team in the lead got on the block a 50 early, and others from different teams followed suit. Mass confusion ensued and 4 or 5 guys dove on top of their teammates.
Finally my age group coach swam the 100 yard fly at the (Texas A&M) Aggie Open as an incentive to his swimmers and, because he was an Aggie himself, we thought he might have trouble getting to 4 so we counted for him...
D3 championships 7 years ago a swimmer from Johns Hopkins dove in after the the guy ahead of him had completed 6 laps. Whoops.
But in the 80's a guy from the team in the lead got on the block a 50 early, and others from different teams followed suit. Mass confusion ensued and 4 or 5 guys dove on top of their teammates.
Finally my age group coach swam the 100 yard fly at the (Texas A&M) Aggie Open as an incentive to his swimmers and, because he was an Aggie himself, we thought he might have trouble getting to 4 so we counted for him...
