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Swim Question of the Week - December 23, 2009

Posted by Glenn Mills on Dec 23, 2009 08:41AM (1,652 views)

We think you've had just about enough questions from us this week via the questionnaire (click and answer if you haven't done so yet, and thanks).

However, if you want just one more, today's question is...

If you could change one swimming-related thing that happened to you, or to the sport, in the past year, what would that be?




Responses

Responded Dec 23, 2009 04:27PM

The over reaction/mishandling of the tech suit debacle. All we needed was a well defined set of rules not a knee jerk ban of body suits which have been in competition for years now. I think it was a bad move and undermines the work and accomplishments of all of our current elite swimmers.
Responded Dec 23, 2009 05:33PM

I would not have missed attending the ASCA World Clinic in Ft. Lauderdale last September.
The greatest gathering of swim coaches sharing knowlege in the world. Hard to recover from that one... except that now, ASCA provides the speaker presentations for purchase.
.99 cents each - and the talks transcribed in a yearbook.
But nothing beats sitting in those talk live!
Responded Dec 24, 2009 04:55PM

I wonder what are the swimming authorities going to do with the 43 world records from Rome 2009...are they going to be "official records"..how on earth can you compare them when the polyurethane suits are banned????
Responded Dec 25, 2009 08:47AM

I've had read the time table better and arrived for the 200m butterfly finals at nationals on time!

Responded Dec 25, 2009 12:30PM

It's your goal for this year then, Sprinter. Have a great year!
Responded Dec 26, 2009 02:52PM

It is. I am looking forward to kicking butt!
Responded Dec 26, 2009 08:32PM

Similar to you Sprinter - if I'd read the registration stuff earlier I wouldn't have missed the GB Masters 400M registration by 10 minutes!
Responded Dec 28, 2009 08:48PM

I'd have to agree with Rob... wish all the drama of the suits was a bit tamed. No reason for the knee jerk reactions from FINA to go back a decade in rules. Just silly overreaction in my view.
Responded Dec 29, 2009 10:07PM

I'd like to not tear my rotator cuff!
Responded Dec 30, 2009 07:04PM

Yeah, I think I'm with Rob & Glenn on this one: the tech suit drama should have been resolved sensibly before it got out of control. Instead we have a set of rules that isn't going to help grow the sport at any level. Although the shark was clearly jumped before 2009, so maybe this isn't a fair answer to the original question.

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