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.
My impression is that in the age group world, deck changing has turned into a growing problem all over the place. It is a combination of other swimmers on deck being uncomfortable with deck-changers who are not very good at it (i.e., exposure), as well as creepy adults hanging around to watch for people who aren't very good at deck changing.
-Rick
I wonder if cell-phone cameras have anything to do with this. Having been at a college dual meet long ago where one of the guys who was deck changing got his towel swiped away by a teammate--I can only imagine what that could turn into with cameras and video so easily available. Lawsuit prevention?
My impression is that in the age group world, deck changing has turned into a growing problem all over the place. It is a combination of other swimmers on deck being uncomfortable with deck-changers who are not very good at it (i.e., exposure), as well as creepy adults hanging around to watch for people who aren't very good at deck changing.
-Rick
I wonder if cell-phone cameras have anything to do with this. Having been at a college dual meet long ago where one of the guys who was deck changing got his towel swiped away by a teammate--I can only imagine what that could turn into with cameras and video so easily available. Lawsuit prevention?
