I understand the wanting to have some sort of governing body have swimmers tested for swimming and heart issues but there is no way to how a person will act when 1) racing in a pack 2) getting off the start in pack. Those are usually the most times when the heart rates will spike because of fear, excitement and adrenaline, especially with new triathletes.
People with heart issues might still be cleared because of poor detection or never having a issue prior. Some people that have been training for years sometimes die because their hearts are too large from training all of those years.
When people sign-up for races most people sign a waiver and see that injury and death are a possibility. In any athletic event there is a chance of injury and there are many ways of overcoming it, proper training is a good way to handle it.
I understand the wanting to have some sort of governing body have swimmers tested for swimming and heart issues but there is no way to how a person will act when 1) racing in a pack 2) getting off the start in pack. Those are usually the most times when the heart rates will spike because of fear, excitement and adrenaline, especially with new triathletes.
People with heart issues might still be cleared because of poor detection or never having a issue prior. Some people that have been training for years sometimes die because their hearts are too large from training all of those years.
When people sign-up for races most people sign a waiver and see that injury and death are a possibility. In any athletic event there is a chance of injury and there are many ways of overcoming it, proper training is a good way to handle it.
