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So I get that this is done at championship meets (all of them?) but looking at some of the Winter Classic events in Meet Mobile it seems to do a disservice to some of the swimmers.  There are some events where the top 2 swimmers are so much faster than their peers and they are split up in the last two heats.  Meaning that every one in their heat is significantly slower.  How does that push them to get a faster time?

Looking for the experts to help me out.[/quote]

its swim rule 102.5- circle seeding of the fastest 3 heats when it is a prelim finals meet.  It isn't designed to get the top fastest 2 swimmers to get their 'fastest' time- its designed to give everyone a good shot at making finals.  If it is seeded as 'typical' with the 9 fastest kid in the last heat- kid number 10, who might just be .01 seconds slower than kid 9, is seriously disadvantaged by being in a different heat.  With circle seeding all 27 top swimmers have a decent shot at making finals- in terms of who is swimming beside them to push them.  (I'm using a 9 lane pool example here).  In terms of the top two kids not getting their best times in prelims- it just doesn't matter- they are still going to make finals, swim against each other, and get the push they need to get their fasted time.[/quote]

PVS AO here. This is the correct answer. It is about fairness.

Circle seeding also helps keep lane assignments fair. Otherwise, in the example above, the 9 seed is in Lane 9, last heat. The 10 seed is in Lane 5, second last heat. That probably helps the 10 seed. [/quote]

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