Drexel University added a unique event to its lineup for their intrasquad meet, the eliminator 1000. Six swimmers started the race and the last one at each point of the 200, 400, 600, and 800 were eliminated, leaving two swimmers at the final touch of the 1000. That swimmer earned the win.
Drexel doing an eliminator 1000 at their intrasquad on Friday…this is going to be day 0 of an event that college swimming dual meets should absolutely all include.
— Braden Keith (@Braden_Keith) September 30, 2024
At the end of each 200, the bell was rung over the lane where the swimmer was in last place, meaning they were done swimming the event.
With much debate over how college swimming dual meets can become more exciting, could the eliminator 1000 be the answer? Will your team take on the eliminator 1000? Be sure to tag us @swimswamnews on Instagram
This is awesome!
Cannonball swimmer needed at the far end of the pool if the swimmer does not stop. More drama. Of course, don’t drop on or near the swimmer, but plop into that swimmer’s lane when the swimmer hits half-way and is still plugging.
Now that could be an event I could have done well when in college.
OOOOOH Mark that might be the best idea I’ve ever heard.
This is a SUPER COOL (and VERY CREATIVE) way to make distance races exciting!
I skimmed over the headline and thought for a moment that Dressel’s going to swim the 1000 yard freestyle for some reason.
This seems really hard to enforce? Or have I just been out of swimming too long? I could totally see myself reacting to the a bell that wasn’t directed toward me.
I once miscounted a 400 yard IM in college after already watching my teammate as an age-grouper do it a few years before. Counting to 4 was hard enough, deciphering which bell is which. If I am ahead or behind is hard to glean with certitude within the moment.
And if the question was ever, Am I done? I would always do two more.
So how do you stop someone that keeps swimming accidentally? Or you don’t ? Or it’s your job to realize that you are missing… Read more »
Put a kickboard in the water so they can see it. I agree, I would always be wondering whether a bell would be for me. (I mean, I’d definitely be the first one out, but….)
Maybe the answer is not a bell but instead going by the splits on the board and knocking people out based off that, but they still have to swim the whole thing.
People will still get a 1000 time, can still have a good race, and fans get the excitement of seeing eliminations. (Maybe a Red X behind lanes to track who is still in / who is out?)
There’s a video on IG that shows that they put the counter in on red if the swimmer is eliminated.
Scored just like any other event. 9-4-3-2-1: 1000 winner gets 9, runner-up gets 4, 600 gets 3, etc..
I would love to see race splits for those who Made it further in
I’d expect to see behavior akin to track cycling’s miss and out, which may not be revealed clearly in the splits.
times?
I think this is great!