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.
The backstroke turn rules both just baffle me as to why they are even rules. They give no unfair advantage to anyone breaking them, in fact, if you turn over and "coast", you are at a huge disadvantage.
I can see where you're coming from, but on the other hand the stroke is backstroke. The rules allow you to turn onto your stomach, but only when this is part of the turn. If you turn over too soon and kick into the wall it's not really backstroke anymore. Whether or not this confers an advantage is immaterial.
The backstroke turn rules both just baffle me as to why they are even rules. They give no unfair advantage to anyone breaking them, in fact, if you turn over and "coast", you are at a huge disadvantage.
I can see where you're coming from, but on the other hand the stroke is backstroke. The rules allow you to turn onto your stomach, but only when this is part of the turn. If you turn over too soon and kick into the wall it's not really backstroke anymore. Whether or not this confers an advantage is immaterial.
