Ok, so the more they email me, the more I get nervous about the water temp. Last year it was 69 which stung to get in, but it made for a nice swimming temp. By the end, though, my fingers and toes felt a little numb, but that could have been tired (??).
But this year, it could be up to 10 degrees colder?! What to do when the coolest water I can find here in Cincinnati is 80?
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Does it matter what I believe? :)
Really I'm trying to look at this from the meet director's point of view. Would you disqualify a swimmer because someone claims to have seen someone turn at the wrong buoy?
You're right to suggest that the race director has his hands tied. He's really done a wonderful job w/ this race and he understands this quite well... Unless someone comes forward w/ definitive evidence or Andy admits to "inadvertently" rounding the wrong mark the results have to stand. You've got to believe that he would know whether or not he rounded a spherical vs a triangular bouy. Yes, I'm among many who find the result highly suspicious, but Chris can't just strip him of his medal. While honesty is an integral component of competitions like this... my advice is to train like hell and blow out of the water next year... that would be the sweetest revenge!
Does it matter what I believe? :)
Really I'm trying to look at this from the meet director's point of view. Would you disqualify a swimmer because someone claims to have seen someone turn at the wrong buoy?
You're right to suggest that the race director has his hands tied. He's really done a wonderful job w/ this race and he understands this quite well... Unless someone comes forward w/ definitive evidence or Andy admits to "inadvertently" rounding the wrong mark the results have to stand. You've got to believe that he would know whether or not he rounded a spherical vs a triangular bouy. Yes, I'm among many who find the result highly suspicious, but Chris can't just strip him of his medal. While honesty is an integral component of competitions like this... my advice is to train like hell and blow out of the water next year... that would be the sweetest revenge!
