I was honestly on the fence about whether I wanted to swim the breaststroke 3 pack or do freestyle at my next meet in a couple of weeks. So I ended up signing up for 5 events today and mailing it in, knowing that I will scratch at least one, maybe 2, events depending on how I feel at the meet.
Are scratchers evil like sandbaggers? I know I had a lot of fun at the last meet with a couple of very close races with people right next to me, but honestly the only times empty lanes have bothered me have been when I've been in 1 and the only other entrant was in 8 or 6. Feels like a weird time trial when that happens. But just an empty lane or 2, no biggie. Does it bug the race directors? Why do I feel vaguely guilty about it? Should I just kick an extra 200 as penance tomorrow (I hate kicking) and forget all about it? Or is it not even something to worry about?
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Scratching versus being a No-Show.
Scratching is courteous even if they do not rearrange their events accordingly.
Being a no-show means that some Starters, will (might) hold back the event, ten, twenty seconds or maybe even a bit longer, waiting for a swimmer (who may be in the bathroom or who may be realizing a bit late that he should have been on deck) but who will NOT be showing up. It is frustrating for everybody.
Scratching versus being a No-Show.
Scratching is courteous even if they do not rearrange their events accordingly.
Being a no-show means that some Starters, will (might) hold back the event, ten, twenty seconds or maybe even a bit longer, waiting for a swimmer (who may be in the bathroom or who may be realizing a bit late that he should have been on deck) but who will NOT be showing up. It is frustrating for everybody.
