I was thinking that in the other competitions disciplines (static and dynamic) there is a room for error in the performance. As far as we surpass the time or distance announced we have solid points.
With CW is different, we train for around a year for a National, International or World Competition and only have one chance, with no room for mistakes or problems. An equalizing problem can ruin our team points.
What I propose is to left 5 meters without penalization. That means if I announced -60 meters, but just make 57 there will be no penalties and I'll have 57 points. And we have to trust on depht meter. The advantage of the athete that can make it and get the tag, is that there's no doubt in the depht (is what the Tag say).
In that way an athlete can aim for his best depht, but in case he/she has a problem during the immersion he can take a contingency plan, without loosing valuable points. This will make more enjoyable CW competitions and give some mistery to the results.
What is your opinion?
I put the same post on AIDA International forum
With CW is different, we train for around a year for a National, International or World Competition and only have one chance, with no room for mistakes or problems. An equalizing problem can ruin our team points.
What I propose is to left 5 meters without penalization. That means if I announced -60 meters, but just make 57 there will be no penalties and I'll have 57 points. And we have to trust on depht meter. The advantage of the athete that can make it and get the tag, is that there's no doubt in the depht (is what the Tag say).
In that way an athlete can aim for his best depht, but in case he/she has a problem during the immersion he can take a contingency plan, without loosing valuable points. This will make more enjoyable CW competitions and give some mistery to the results.
What is your opinion?
I put the same post on AIDA International forum