Split requests seem to be all the fashion lately. I know they're perfectly legal, though I haven't read the rule itself. I'm wondering about them though ... It seems oddly unfair, for example, that a person never (or rarely) swimming open 50s could hold world or national records or #1 rankings in those events. (I'm just saying it's odd, while recognizing it could be perfectly legal.) But, aside from that and further, what if someone really played the system. What if, for example, someone was after a 50 free record. They entered a meet in the 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 free and led off free relays and requested split requests in each event to try to set a record. Is this legitimate or legal? Would a meet director be bound to accept split requests for all these events? Is there a limit? Do meet directors have discretion to deny multiple split requests? I can see a situation where multiple attempts at a 50 might result in a better time ...
According to 105.3.7, yes, someone can conceivably get a split from all those races (and relays) to count towards a WR as long as they abide by the procedures set forth in that section of the rules.
In reality, it wouldn't quite happen the way you describe it. The swimmer will get all their backup timers for all their races and fill out their times on that lane's timer card. But at the end of the meet, they get to come up to the meet director and say "hey, dude meet director, i got 50 splits in all my free events, but can you please submit the one from my ?" Unless the meet director is an ahole (or the swimmer is), it'll get submitted.
FYI - USMS Rulebook area of the USMS site
According to 105.3.7, yes, someone can conceivably get a split from all those races (and relays) to count towards a WR as long as they abide by the procedures set forth in that section of the rules.
In reality, it wouldn't quite happen the way you describe it. The swimmer will get all their backup timers for all their races and fill out their times on that lane's timer card. But at the end of the meet, they get to come up to the meet director and say "hey, dude meet director, i got 50 splits in all my free events, but can you please submit the one from my ?" Unless the meet director is an ahole (or the swimmer is), it'll get submitted.
FYI - USMS Rulebook area of the USMS site
