FYI: The time line and heat sheets are available! :bliss:
Just wondering, though... Can anybody out there explain how I (Elaine Krugman) got placed in Heat 3 of the 100 Yd Breaststroke (Lane 8). Based on my seed time and age, shouldn't I have been placed in Heat 7? If anybody out there has a clue, will you please explain it to me? Check out the seed times and ages in Heat 7 and see if I'm on the right track with my thinking...
Hey, Anna Lea, it looks like we'll be next to each other in the 100 and have one between us in the 50 Yd Breaststroke. :D You should have joined me in the 200 Yd Breaststroke! :agree:
It would not make sense, though, to circle seed a timed final event. In a timed final event, the two fastest people should be swimming next to each other. If you circle seed a timed final event, then you have the #1, #2, and #3 seeds all swimming in different heats, and not swimming head-to-head.
Imagine if it were the 500 freestyle. You're the #2 seed. It's circle-seeded. The #1 seed swims in the heat after you. He beats you by 0.01 seconds. Wouldn't you have wanted to swim next to that person so you'd have the opportunity to not get out-touched in a 500 free?
-Rick
I get it, I understand why. I guess I would like to see a Masters someday sometime that is prelims/finals.
It would not make sense, though, to circle seed a timed final event. In a timed final event, the two fastest people should be swimming next to each other. If you circle seed a timed final event, then you have the #1, #2, and #3 seeds all swimming in different heats, and not swimming head-to-head.
Imagine if it were the 500 freestyle. You're the #2 seed. It's circle-seeded. The #1 seed swims in the heat after you. He beats you by 0.01 seconds. Wouldn't you have wanted to swim next to that person so you'd have the opportunity to not get out-touched in a 500 free?
-Rick
I get it, I understand why. I guess I would like to see a Masters someday sometime that is prelims/finals.
