One possibility that never seems to be mentioned, but would add
audience interest is a mixed (men and women) relay. The teams
(a maximum of six at a time) could all run different MW patterns,
leading to lots of position changes and cliff-hangers in the course
of a race.
Dave Carey
On Thu, 3 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The addition of one or two relays certainly has merit especially in light
> that swimming has three or four relay events for men and for women. I would
> think the two most interesting and possible to pull off would be a 4x800 and
> a distance medley. One preliminary round could be run with the top nations
> then subbing in a fresh couple of stars for the final.
>