I organized a swim recently and we had non-wetsuit and wetsuit categories. I'm fine with accommodating wetsuits for open water swimming. However, the challenge comes up in the awards portion. Should wetsuit swimmers be entitled to the exact same type of awards as non-wetsuit swimmers? The problem this poses as an organizer is that suddenly you need to purchase twice the number of awards to accommodate a separate division (wetsuit), even though everyone's swimming the same race.
What might be fair for next time (learning as I go) is to award the top 3 male/female non-wetsuit swimmers for each event, but just the #1 male and female in the wetsuit category for each event. They at least get acknowledged for their efforts.
Curious if anyone else has thoughts on this.
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the serp will likely be under 60 degrees.
i doubt they will be wearing briefs... pros don't like being chilly.
it's really that cold even in summer? I was in london over summer 08 and saw people swimming there but just couldn't bring myself to get in. So much duck and goose poo and slimy stuff.
the serp will likely be under 60 degrees.
i doubt they will be wearing briefs... pros don't like being chilly.
it's really that cold even in summer? I was in london over summer 08 and saw people swimming there but just couldn't bring myself to get in. So much duck and goose poo and slimy stuff.
