Does anyone know if there are any rules on pacing? I tried to find information on it but couldn't. The question was raised at our meet yesturday when one of the swimmers had someone swim next to her just to pace her on her 500. Is this legal?
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Roger that. It bugs me to see someone swim, say, 1:03, in the first heat of the 100 free right next to the nice 83-year old lady who seeded herself correctly at 3:03.
S Agreed. It's not fun getting lapped on a 100. You start the race with the reasonable expectation that you have a fighting chance competing against the swimmer in the next lane; then you wonder what the heck went wrong with your own swim that you got smoked.
It's almost like rubbing the noses of the slower swimmers who already know they're slow.
Roger that. It bugs me to see someone swim, say, 1:03, in the first heat of the 100 free right next to the nice 83-year old lady who seeded herself correctly at 3:03.
S Agreed. It's not fun getting lapped on a 100. You start the race with the reasonable expectation that you have a fighting chance competing against the swimmer in the next lane; then you wonder what the heck went wrong with your own swim that you got smoked.
It's almost like rubbing the noses of the slower swimmers who already know they're slow.
