I recently got a email from my age group swim team. They sent out a mass email about deck changing. Ohio rules now are if you are caught changing on deck before or after practice you are then suspended for a week and also the next swim meet. If caught at a meet doing this, you will be immediately removed from meet and the team will suspend you one week.
Is this pretty much a standard rule across the club teams or now a USS rule? I suppose I can see how this can become an issue and concern. Have to say I have not seen many masters doing the deck change, although I admit, I have deck changed at a masters meet but not at a USS meet.
I do it at practice all the time!
By the time the age-groupers, senior team, and diving team have dripped and trapsed mud and crap through the locker room it just smells and looks too bad to go into.
Last year they found staph infection in there and had to clear everything out and sanitize.
I'd rather wear my suit to the pool with my clothes over it and change on deck!
I do it at practice all the time!
By the time the age-groupers, senior team, and diving team have dripped and trapsed mud and crap through the locker room it just smells and looks too bad to go into.
Last year they found staph infection in there and had to clear everything out and sanitize.
I'd rather wear my suit to the pool with my clothes over it and change on deck!
