2022 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – WEST
- December 7-10, 2022
- Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, Austin, Texas
- Short Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals
- Prelims @10:00AM ET, Finals at 6:00 PM ET (except for day 1 timed finals)
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Maggie Schalow of NOVA took the path less traveled to qualify for the A-final of the girls’ 200 fly at Winter Jrs West on Saturday. When the official said “take your marks” in prelims, there were several girls in the heat that didn’t hear it. However, Schalow was the only one that didn’t leave the blocks when the starter went off. She was allowed a re-swim, and qualified for the A-final, ultimately placing 7th in the final with a 1:57.27.
Swimming the 200 fly 3x in one day is badass!
In watching some of the video streams, I was surprised how “on top” of the pool all of the spectators were in Austin compared to Greensboro. Very hard environment to run this caliber of meet. I was impressed with the pools facing each other as opposed to the side by side like you see with NCSA in FL. So many stand-ups at NCSA due to the placement of the lanes.
At this level of swimming, she should not have gotten a do-over. Everyone in every other lane heard the start, it wasn’t a malfunction. She should have been DQ’d.
Imagine being this person
The referee and starter are required to provide all swimmers fair and equitable starting conditions. No swimmer should be penalized for an official’s administrative error, regardless of the “level of swimming”. See Starter and Deck Referee Situation and Resolution 50 (https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/officialsdocuments/officials-training-resources/situations-and-resolutions/situations-and-resolutions-starter-and-deck-referee.pdf )
“50. In the 100 yard butterfly, the Referee blows the long whistle and all swimmers step up onto the blocks. After the Referee turns the heat over to the Starter, the Starter gives the ‘Take your mark,’ command. The Starter’s voice waivers and is somewhat low, but all swimmers appear to have taken their marks. At the start, the swimmers in both lanes 7 and 8 start late. How should the situation… Read more »
At this level of swimming the starter should have seen that half the heat did not “take their mark” and stood them instead of starting them.
#clown
Uh- bad take.
Go hoos ✌🏼