Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of ‘innovations’ meant to speed up swim meets. I’ll mention a few of them before getting to the latest: public announcements of DQs. 3-False-Start Rule For those old enough, you may remember back when swimming had a 3-false-start rule. And in championship meets, it was rare to have… Continue reading Meet Efficiency and Public Announcement of DQs
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More Than You Want to Know About Swimming Disqualifications
Disqualifications are an essential part of swimming. It's there lurking in the background of every race in every meet. But what's the real purpose of disqualifications? It might not be what you think. Disqualifications are not there to punish cheaters. The purpose of a disqualification is to prohibit certain movements or actions which have the… Continue reading More Than You Want to Know About Swimming Disqualifications
Early Season Meets – An Interview with Myself
Below is an interview carried out with myself following our second meet of the season. Q. How have the first two meets gone? A. If you look at the results, they've been pretty spectacular. Our Personal Best rate [PB] in our first meet in Hamilton was an impressive 87%. The second meet in Guelph has… Continue reading Early Season Meets – An Interview with Myself
Coach Rick - Mighty Tritons Swimming 