OK...someone help here for "freestyle" rules.
My buddy Michael Kenney did the 800 free as an 800IM at Masters Swimming Ontario provincials in 2018 "just because". Well MSO decided, "what the heck, maybe if we have that as an official event more people will try it".....so they did an a bunch of us did it this year.
Fast forward to Swim Ontario Provincials, Michael decided to do that today, and I am told he got DQ'd for doing the 800 free as an 800IM because after the 15m point, some part of the body has to be above water at all times which depending on your speed in breast or fly, th entire body "can" become submerged. Even if I watch Phelps there is a micro second where his lats and head are under water and butt has not come out yet....technically totally submerged
So it sounds like he is being DQ'd. Not sure if this is Swim Ontario taking things out on him because its a Swim Ontario vs MSO thing, because I clearly recall, last year at Swim Canada Nationals one of the guys was doing the 200 free as a 200 fly because the 200 fly was on day 3 and he just wanted to do the 200 fly. He did not get DQ'd.
Kind of sucks all around....its almost like DQing someone at a track meet for race walking vs not taking advantage of running or in an XC ski race DQing someone for doing classic technique in a freestyle race!!!!!
My buddy Michael Kenney did the 800 free as an 800IM at Masters Swimming Ontario provincials in 2018 "just because". Well MSO decided, "what the heck, maybe if we have that as an official event more people will try it".....so they did an a bunch of us did it this year.
Fast forward to Swim Ontario Provincials, Michael decided to do that today, and I am told he got DQ'd for doing the 800 free as an 800IM because after the 15m point, some part of the body has to be above water at all times which depending on your speed in breast or fly, th entire body "can" become submerged. Even if I watch Phelps there is a micro second where his lats and head are under water and butt has not come out yet....technically totally submerged
So it sounds like he is being DQ'd. Not sure if this is Swim Ontario taking things out on him because its a Swim Ontario vs MSO thing, because I clearly recall, last year at Swim Canada Nationals one of the guys was doing the 200 free as a 200 fly because the 200 fly was on day 3 and he just wanted to do the 200 fly. He did not get DQ'd.
Kind of sucks all around....its almost like DQing someone at a track meet for race walking vs not taking advantage of running or in an XC ski race DQing someone for doing classic technique in a freestyle race!!!!!
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devashish_paul: Apr 28, 19 13:21