As noted in "Swim Rant" I was DQ'd in the 100 M BR yesterday,after swimming a really great race for me(unfairly I believe.)I was talking to Laura Val who was DQ'd in the 200 BK after a WR time(unfairly she thought).She thought we should have a thread to ventilate,commiserate,etc.Has it happened to you?How did you cope?
I felt like leaving the pool and not competing any more,for about 5 minutes,then I felt really sad for about an hour. Then I woke up at 2:30 in the morning and had a terrible time going back to sleep.Finally I decided to focus my emotions on my next swim.Fortunately for me that worked and I swam a 50 M BR that I was really happy with.If I had swum a lousy 50 I suspect I'd still be in a funk.
So what about you?
By the way,we don't need to limit this to DQs,any meet disappointments that you want to vent about are fair game as far as I'm concerned.
This past May at nationals I was DQ'ed in my 200 ***. It was only a LMSC record, but it was a personal best by over three seconds. I never swam the event shaved/tapered in college so I was very proud of my time. According to the judge I was doing butterfly kicks EVERY STROKE?! I asked twice because I was dumbfounded. I have never been DQ'ed in my *** in my swimming career. On top of that, I had swum the 100 ***, 200 im, and 50 *** (on a 200 medley relay) at the same meet and nothing was said in those races. I also had my race on videotape. My feet never broke the surface of the water. Presumably the call was on an upsweep motion of my legs following the normal *** kick (yet still minor enough it was all underwater), but I don't know since the judge didn't describe it as such.
My second least favorite DQ was 2003 USA-S US Open. I made consolation finals and they hit me for a one handed turn in my 200 LCM Fly. I think those are petty sometimes, but I'm sure it was a good call.
my own insignificant DQ (At nats! In a 1000 free! For the start! And they let me swim the whole race!)
That's rough you did the whole race. Also a little funny.
This past May at nationals I was DQ'ed in my 200 ***. It was only a LMSC record, but it was a personal best by over three seconds. I never swam the event shaved/tapered in college so I was very proud of my time. According to the judge I was doing butterfly kicks EVERY STROKE?! I asked twice because I was dumbfounded. I have never been DQ'ed in my *** in my swimming career. On top of that, I had swum the 100 ***, 200 im, and 50 *** (on a 200 medley relay) at the same meet and nothing was said in those races. I also had my race on videotape. My feet never broke the surface of the water. Presumably the call was on an upsweep motion of my legs following the normal *** kick (yet still minor enough it was all underwater), but I don't know since the judge didn't describe it as such.
My second least favorite DQ was 2003 USA-S US Open. I made consolation finals and they hit me for a one handed turn in my 200 LCM Fly. I think those are petty sometimes, but I'm sure it was a good call.
my own insignificant DQ (At nats! In a 1000 free! For the start! And they let me swim the whole race!)
That's rough you did the whole race. Also a little funny.
