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 ...
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Enter a relay, but only show up with one swimmer going for an initial split. When no one dives in for legs 2-4, the relay is DQ'd, but the split time stands. This is a good USMS rule.
Something almost similar happened to me.
In Ottawa there's only one LCM meet per year, in February, and I always (last six years since I restarted swimming anyway) enter the 50 free.
I swim unattached I (in 25m pools). Therefore the one annual LCM meet I do is the only time I can get "timed".
From year to next year it's difficult to tell if I swim all out will be faster or if I swim long.
Therefore it was manna from Heaven for me to discover the rule that allows relay teams in meets where the swimmers do not belong to the same club and their entry and time would be for "exhibition" purposes only and no records would count.
So this year 2008, I suggested this event to the organizers. They thought it was a good idea and scheduled it.
I swam my own 50free and then a few events later, it's time for the "exhibition" relay. I show up at the start and number three does not; numbers 2 and 4 are ready at the other end. The starter calls the race and, unbeknownst to me, the official at the other end suggested to swimmer 2 to do a 100 so that swimmer 4 would have a chance to swim.
a) our relay was DQ'ed, naturally, and
b) in trying to find number 3, I forgot to ask the timers to PLEASE, time MY split, jut for my info, PLEASE.
Enter a relay, but only show up with one swimmer going for an initial split. When no one dives in for legs 2-4, the relay is DQ'd, but the split time stands. This is a good USMS rule.
Something almost similar happened to me.
In Ottawa there's only one LCM meet per year, in February, and I always (last six years since I restarted swimming anyway) enter the 50 free.
I swim unattached I (in 25m pools). Therefore the one annual LCM meet I do is the only time I can get "timed".
From year to next year it's difficult to tell if I swim all out will be faster or if I swim long.
Therefore it was manna from Heaven for me to discover the rule that allows relay teams in meets where the swimmers do not belong to the same club and their entry and time would be for "exhibition" purposes only and no records would count.
So this year 2008, I suggested this event to the organizers. They thought it was a good idea and scheduled it.
I swam my own 50free and then a few events later, it's time for the "exhibition" relay. I show up at the start and number three does not; numbers 2 and 4 are ready at the other end. The starter calls the race and, unbeknownst to me, the official at the other end suggested to swimmer 2 to do a 100 so that swimmer 4 would have a chance to swim.
a) our relay was DQ'ed, naturally, and
b) in trying to find number 3, I forgot to ask the timers to PLEASE, time MY split, jut for my info, PLEASE.
