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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They should have had a pull the plug desk at these mid season meets last weekend.  DPs if your DC is 16/17 and makes no C Finals, or is unable attain a Sectionals cut, please do us a favor.  Leave.  Lane space is precious in the DMV. In the absence of reclassing, those who want to swim competitively need as much space as they can get.  Dead weight is what it is.  Useless.  Help us help you.  Period.[/quote]

My kid is one of the slowest swimmers.  You know what, I don't care what you think.  They earned that spot and will continue till they graduate.[/quote]

I don't mind swimmers of all abilities in the sport as long as they want to be there. The only thing that gets me a bit are swimmers skipping steps and signing up for things they're not ready for, slowing things down. (One example, swimmer had never done the 500, had a time ~3 minutes in the 200 and signed up for the thousand.)[/quote]

I think everyone has had an internal groan when they see a slow swimmer in a long race, especially when they DQ in the first 25. But as an official who has to get there 60-90 min before the meet and stays 30-60 min after the meet to run the computers, I think the current system - allowing NT for all events at some meets and cutoff times for more competitive meets- makes the most sense.

I think the best solution would be to limit entries to keep the meet to a reasonable timeline. We have gone to many meets that state that entries for 1000/1650 may be rejected depending on the timeline. But the real conclusion is that coaches should decide entries for all swimmers until a certain age or level. That eliminates the vast majority of kids being entered into non optimal events. [/quote]

Or kids who swim 200 fly prelim against 6 other kids total because it’s the only chance to make finals, even though Christmas the following year came and went while they were still in the water, and then repeated it but slower at finals. That should not be allowed.  [/quote]

It's one heat.  Nice built in break for the other kids.[/quote]

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