The anti-sandbag law:
"if a swimmer enters an event with a time significantly slower or faster than that swimmer's recorded time in the past two years, the meet director may, after a discussion with the swimmer, change the seeded time to a realistic time" (104.5.5.A(10)).
Concerning my Auburn nationals entry, I confess, when faced with a 7 hour 2 stop flight and 3:45 nonstop at an earlier time, I did what any warm-blooded middle-aged American swimmer with low self-esteem would do--sandbag my entry so I could catch the earlier flight, thus diminishing the possible time spent sitting next to a 400 pound Alabama slammer with sleep apnea wearing nothing but overalls and body odor. Of course, I was caught in my bold fabrication and my time was "fixed."
USMS seems to have an identity problem. Are we hard core with rigid qualifying times? It would seem not as 2 of my not-so-speedy family members were allowed to swim four events last year in Puerto Rico. If we are not hard core, why does anybody care that I sandbag? More to the point, why can one person enter a crappy time and another cannot? Just wondering.:)
Women 50-54 50 SC Meter Butterfly
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WORLD: W 30.35 12/11/2011 LESLIE LIVINGSTON, USA
USMS: N 30.35 12/11/2011 LESLIE LIVINGSTON
MEET: M 30.50 3/19/2011 Leslie Livingston
Name Age Team Seed Finals
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1 Livingston, Leslie 51 Patriot Masters NT 29.54W
This was not a sandbag. As Fortress said, it was the initial split of the following swim:
Women 50-54 100 SC Meter Butterfly
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WORLD: W 1:08.50 7/3/2010 JUDITH HATTLE, GBR
USMS: N 1:08.62 12/4/2011 ANDREA BLOCK
MEET: M 1:17.03 3/15/2008 Jeanne Lappin
Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 de Boer, Claire 52 UNAT 1:25.00 1:21.04 6
38.01 1:21.04 (43.03)
2 Livingston, Leslie 51 Patriot Masters 2:00.00 1:51.76 4
29.54 1:51.76 (1:22.22)
In compiling results, for split requests what is frequently done in Meet Manager is that a separate "fake" event is created and the split is put there. This is done to ensure the time gets submitted for Top Ten consideration and appears in event rankings, and so that Meet Manager can catch any records set (it doesn't check splits for records).
Women 50-54 50 SC Meter Butterfly
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WORLD: W 30.35 12/11/2011 LESLIE LIVINGSTON, USA
USMS: N 30.35 12/11/2011 LESLIE LIVINGSTON
MEET: M 30.50 3/19/2011 Leslie Livingston
Name Age Team Seed Finals
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1 Livingston, Leslie 51 Patriot Masters NT 29.54W
This was not a sandbag. As Fortress said, it was the initial split of the following swim:
Women 50-54 100 SC Meter Butterfly
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WORLD: W 1:08.50 7/3/2010 JUDITH HATTLE, GBR
USMS: N 1:08.62 12/4/2011 ANDREA BLOCK
MEET: M 1:17.03 3/15/2008 Jeanne Lappin
Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 de Boer, Claire 52 UNAT 1:25.00 1:21.04 6
38.01 1:21.04 (43.03)
2 Livingston, Leslie 51 Patriot Masters 2:00.00 1:51.76 4
29.54 1:51.76 (1:22.22)
In compiling results, for split requests what is frequently done in Meet Manager is that a separate "fake" event is created and the split is put there. This is done to ensure the time gets submitted for Top Ten consideration and appears in event rankings, and so that Meet Manager can catch any records set (it doesn't check splits for records).
