Steve
15-08-2005, 06:48 AM
Now the dust has well and truly settled on Montreal (and because I've only just gotten time to do it!) we round off our coverage by considering two of the biggest issues to come out of the meet.
world championships -- montreal: time for a rethink?
The British squad went to Montreal with high expectations. The qualification standards were the toughest yet under the Sweetenham regime, but 18 swimmers attained the standard and arrived at the meet after a reportedly solid preparation. Many of the times that Britain's swimmers had produced at the two selection trials would have won medals and yet only four swimmers produced personal bests at a meet that yielded 3 bronze medals. So the question everyone is asking is, what went wrong?
http://www.pullbuoy.co.uk/show?62
world championships -- montreal controversy: do we need video referees?
It wouldn't be much of a global swimming championship if there hadn't been any controversy. In three of the past four meets of this calibre, the swimming competition has been blighted by some indiscretion either called unnecessarily or missed by the officials. But does this trail of controversy lead inevitably to a video referee?
http://www.pullbuoy.co.uk/show?63
world championships -- montreal: time for a rethink?
The British squad went to Montreal with high expectations. The qualification standards were the toughest yet under the Sweetenham regime, but 18 swimmers attained the standard and arrived at the meet after a reportedly solid preparation. Many of the times that Britain's swimmers had produced at the two selection trials would have won medals and yet only four swimmers produced personal bests at a meet that yielded 3 bronze medals. So the question everyone is asking is, what went wrong?
http://www.pullbuoy.co.uk/show?62
world championships -- montreal controversy: do we need video referees?
It wouldn't be much of a global swimming championship if there hadn't been any controversy. In three of the past four meets of this calibre, the swimming competition has been blighted by some indiscretion either called unnecessarily or missed by the officials. But does this trail of controversy lead inevitably to a video referee?
http://www.pullbuoy.co.uk/show?63