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.
So what actually constitutes "deck changing"? Taking off tee, shorts and flip-flops worn over your suit is hardly changing....or is it? :confused:
Now a full on good ol' british change under a towel that blows away in the wind is an entirely different subject....:bolt:
I agree. We need a precise definition of "deck changing".
Swimmers put-on/take-off sweat pants and sweat shirts behind the starting blocks regularly at practice and meets. How is this different than disrobing on the deck if you already have a suit on underneath?
So what actually constitutes "deck changing"? Taking off tee, shorts and flip-flops worn over your suit is hardly changing....or is it? :confused:
Now a full on good ol' british change under a towel that blows away in the wind is an entirely different subject....:bolt:
I agree. We need a precise definition of "deck changing".
Swimmers put-on/take-off sweat pants and sweat shirts behind the starting blocks regularly at practice and meets. How is this different than disrobing on the deck if you already have a suit on underneath?
