For all of you who know Leslie the Fortress Livingston, this should help you know her better.
For all of you who don't know Leslie the Fortress Livingston, prepare for the thrill ride get-to-know-Leslie event of the year.
A little background: Leslie is the 4th woman in history in the 45-49 year age group to beat 30 seconds in the 50 SCM butterfly.
She did this at age 47, and it is possible that she is actually the FIRST woman in history this old to break 30 at the age (assuming the previous 3 were 45 or 46.)
www.youtube.com/watch
This small film will help you understand all that goes into becoming an extraordinary human being/swimmer. Oh, and there's a little about Leslie in this, too.
Just joking. It's all about Leslie. With some guest appearances by Paul Wolf, Julie "Mulie" Oplinger, Jeff "the Barbarian" Roddin, and Jim Thornton as "the narrator."
Please enjoy before Leslie forces Jim Matysek to take this down.
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Wan't the IGLA a USMS samctioned or recognized meet? If so, your top ten recorder should submit the times to USMS for top ten consideration. I understand that FINA may not have given the meet a sanction (although I've no idea why), but if USMS did, why are those results not being counted?
As for the Rutgers situation, I don't know what to say. Is my former coach on the Rules Committee? This sounds like some of his strange backwards logic at work.
All rules should be applied in consideration of fairness for all competitors. In that regard, is your time trial unfair? I would say no, especially if there is no clear cut rule prohibiting time trials. When I trained to become a stroke & turn official, the #1 rule of thumb we learned was that the benefit of the doubt went to the swimmer unless we were 100% certain of the infraction. One might suggest that the Rules Committee use the same principle to govern situations where there is ambiguity in the interpretation of the rules.
Wan't the IGLA a USMS samctioned or recognized meet? If so, your top ten recorder should submit the times to USMS for top ten consideration. I understand that FINA may not have given the meet a sanction (although I've no idea why), but if USMS did, why are those results not being counted?
As for the Rutgers situation, I don't know what to say. Is my former coach on the Rules Committee? This sounds like some of his strange backwards logic at work.
All rules should be applied in consideration of fairness for all competitors. In that regard, is your time trial unfair? I would say no, especially if there is no clear cut rule prohibiting time trials. When I trained to become a stroke & turn official, the #1 rule of thumb we learned was that the benefit of the doubt went to the swimmer unless we were 100% certain of the infraction. One might suggest that the Rules Committee use the same principle to govern situations where there is ambiguity in the interpretation of the rules.
