I don't know if you have seen any of the stories on Swimming World web site about ASA and CU.
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Anyway, it is a fairly funny situation. I have no idea who Keith Bell is, but ASA seems like an odd organization. They create rules that are supposed to be fun, but then they kick out a team for having fun or poking fun at the organization. Maybe there are more details about why they were kicked-out of the organization that are more sinister, but on the surface this sounds like one family on a power trip which doesn't make for much of an "organization".
I was wondering whether USMS might consider sponsoring a college club championship next year. It would grow membership and it would introduce young swimmers to our organization. Anyone out there from USMS listening?
I have swum in a meet with the CU swimmers and I have to say there are a very nice bunch and I thought they were very respectful. They were as serious about swimming as your average masters competitor. I hate to see them without an alternative for college club swimming because one guy doesn't want them in his "organization". If Keith Bell makes money from a college club championship, I bet USMS could as well and it might increase future USMS membership.
Some of Dr. Bell's ideas do sound fun though. I would love to be able to do any type of turn I wanted and one hand touches.
Just a thought for USMS.....college club swimming.
Tim
Another 400 IM that went completely off the rails: in a Division I dual meet, we ran the normal college dual meet format except that the 200 IM was a 400 IM. Our coach told us the day before that the change was at the other coach's request. I would later wonder if that was really true. Here's what happened: the 400 IM started and 6 guys swam fly down the pool. 5 of them continued to swim fly; the guy in the middle lane for the other team switched to backstroke and of course was DQ'd. He completed a 100 IM, did another 25 fly, another 25 back, and then got out of the pool. A shame really; it would have been interesting to see what kind of time he could have posted doing a 400 IM that way. A few seconds later one of his teammates completely botched his backstroke flip turn at the 150 and got DQ'd. Since he was on his back and the official was right in front of him, he saw that he was DQ'd, so he decided to pull on the laneline for the remainder of the backstroke leg. Our team didn't engage in any shenanigans and of course we won the meet easily. Hard to imagine losing to those clowns...
Another 400 IM that went completely off the rails: in a Division I dual meet, we ran the normal college dual meet format except that the 200 IM was a 400 IM. Our coach told us the day before that the change was at the other coach's request. I would later wonder if that was really true. Here's what happened: the 400 IM started and 6 guys swam fly down the pool. 5 of them continued to swim fly; the guy in the middle lane for the other team switched to backstroke and of course was DQ'd. He completed a 100 IM, did another 25 fly, another 25 back, and then got out of the pool. A shame really; it would have been interesting to see what kind of time he could have posted doing a 400 IM that way. A few seconds later one of his teammates completely botched his backstroke flip turn at the 150 and got DQ'd. Since he was on his back and the official was right in front of him, he saw that he was DQ'd, so he decided to pull on the laneline for the remainder of the backstroke leg. Our team didn't engage in any shenanigans and of course we won the meet easily. Hard to imagine losing to those clowns...
