if the USMS held the Inaugural 25K Championship where
"For the past three years, several USMS swimmers have asked for a 25K open water event. This year, they finally got their wish and 45 solo swimmers signed up for this inaugural event. Twenty-six five-person relay teams (five swimmers, each swimming 5K), totaling 130 swimmers, rounded out the mix."
what's it gonna take to get 25's added to the list of events USMS recognizes?
Imagine how fun they would be?
why not bring back where we all started
like summer league 25's
Does anyone else out there wish for usms to offer and recognize 25?
Maybe if enough of us wish for 25's to be added
it will one day come true
Sign the cyber petition
Dear USMS,
YES I want USMS to offer 25's
sanction them at SC Nats and SCM meets
keep records and a yearly top 10s
Ande Rasmussen
Anyone else?
Were the pads plugged in at the turn side? I.e., were you getting 25 yard/meter splits on all races?
Also, with respect to converting the turning judges into timers... yikes! How many turning judges do you have? We usually have two timers per lane, but we're lucky to get two stroke/turn judges on each end for most meets.
-Rick
no, we don't always get the splits in a 25m pool, but having the touch pads in makes the walls the same. I thought it was funny at first, but I think I remember someone telling me they were required on both ends for records to be counted. however in a 50m pool we always get the 50 splits.
as far as officials go, we almost always have:
the double timing system in the pads, and a timer taking the third time.
each lane has a turning judge at the opposite end, in the 800 and 1500 the turning judges also hold the lap counter
the timers double as a turning judge.
then two side judges
a main judge
a starter.
Were the pads plugged in at the turn side? I.e., were you getting 25 yard/meter splits on all races?
Also, with respect to converting the turning judges into timers... yikes! How many turning judges do you have? We usually have two timers per lane, but we're lucky to get two stroke/turn judges on each end for most meets.
-Rick
no, we don't always get the splits in a 25m pool, but having the touch pads in makes the walls the same. I thought it was funny at first, but I think I remember someone telling me they were required on both ends for records to be counted. however in a 50m pool we always get the 50 splits.
as far as officials go, we almost always have:
the double timing system in the pads, and a timer taking the third time.
each lane has a turning judge at the opposite end, in the 800 and 1500 the turning judges also hold the lap counter
the timers double as a turning judge.
then two side judges
a main judge
a starter.
