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 can't imagine not showering after swimming, so there's no reason for a deck change.
I shower after practice and then go back on deck to deck change. What he said:
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.
I don't know why people complain. Good deck changers are not flashing anyone and there is no difference between underwear and wearing a speedo.
I change in the locker room at most meets. I changed in the stands in Atlanta because the locker rooms were not conveniently located.
I can't imagine not showering after swimming, so there's no reason for a deck change.
I shower after practice and then go back on deck to deck change. What he said:
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.
I don't know why people complain. Good deck changers are not flashing anyone and there is no difference between underwear and wearing a speedo.
I change in the locker room at most meets. I changed in the stands in Atlanta because the locker rooms were not conveniently located.
