IMFL Swim cheats? (Page 2)

According to the thread on ST, they took the fins away after the 1st loop, and he continued, and finished the race.  He also supposedly did IMFL in 2007.

I think the commentary was on the very nature of cheating.  You make a good point that it does not really matter.  However, I wonder if 30 people, even bad swimmers, got caught with fins if your take on it would hold up.  It was only 30 guys out of 2000, so what.   One cheater is too many. 

I cant beleive Big John finally sucked me in-

Rules are in place for a reason. If the guy wants to get in a workout, let him do it on his own time. There are thousands of people who want to race IMFL, but could not get in due to selling out so quickly. I feel that he should have been DQ'd on the spot. If you do not deal with cheaters firmly, then it becomes an even bigger issue. It is not fair to anyone behind him that they lost one place. 

BTW-  if you are "some fat guy who is a bad swimmer", DON"T do a freaking Ironman! 

I am just honestly amazed that people who can't swim would even want to do a triathlon. Flotation devices?

Fins?

Or like in the HIM I did, mask and snorkle?

WTF?

Seriously. If you can't swim maybe triathlon is not the sport for you.

Really, fins? What's next? Motorcylces on the bike and roller blades on the run?

I stand corrected.  I've had several people tell me they were allowed!  Oh well!  Don't really care.  I don't need them!

At James's Sprint in September....

I would think that fins are also a hazard to other swimmers at a mass start like IMFL.  Hard plastic kick is a lot harder than a foot.  

I just wonder if the guy has kids.  I mean, how do you justify teaching your kids that lying/cheating is wrong (like most parents do) and then have to take a DQ for cheating in a race - even if you're not trying to podium.  

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe snorkles are legal, according to USAT rules.

I've seen it at a local race and was told the individual suffered from some neck injuries and couldn't twist his neck well.  Besides, have you ever tried to breath hard through a snorkle?  That's a handicap, not an enabler!

Wolff27 - 2008-11-05 11:18 AM

big john h - 2008-11-05 10:04 AM Is it cheating to eat Mexican before a swim to help with jet propulsion?

It depends how old she is and if you are married or not.

And I just spit Coke all over my monitor......

The point of all of this is that for the most part we as triathletes are doing these races for ourselves. The percentage of the total population who will qualify for Kona or make the Olympic team (or even podium at the local sprint) is pretty low.

If you cheat whether it is by drafting or cutting the course or pharmasuetically you are only cheating yourself.

lstarks - 2008-11-05 11:01 AM Yes, I know snorkels are legal.  It's just never what you expect at a 400 meter swim...

If you can't turn your neck enough to breathe...might be 400m swim cut short by suffocation...

I saw a guy at a tri last year and he explained the whole fused vertebrae/neck/need for snorkel thing to me as well, because at first I thought use of same was illegal...

Wolff27 - 2008-11-05 11:18 AM

big john h - 2008-11-05 10:04 AM Is it cheating to eat Mexican before a swim to help with jet propulsion?

It depends how old she is and if you are married or not.

POTD...

as stated above, mask and snorkels are allowed in triathlons

roller blades suck to go up hills with, btw. i'd rather run.

motorcycles on the bike? crap...the price for a high end bike just tripled!

OK, here is my $.02.  What amazes me is that you guys seem to care so much. Brett makes a good point here.  98% of us do these races for ourselves. I know I do.  Only a small percentage of people are competing for any type of award.  So he did not go by the rules,  I could care less because I am not racing him.  I am doing it for myself.

 BTW, good job Big John for getting some action going on the board.    I understand people taking this stuff seriously if they are even close to getting an award, but I thought most of us were out there just having a good time not worrying about everyone else.

Wolff27 - 2008-11-05 11:18 AM

big john h - 2008-11-05 10:04 AM Is it cheating to eat Mexican before a swim to help with jet propulsion?

It depends how old she is and if you are married or not.

Now that is funny!  A drive-by one-liner courtesy of the gentleman from Illinois.  Kudos to you sir!

 
Dont pick on this guy's mask.  My OW goggles are pretty darn similar!

I came into this thread thinking that it was offering tips on how to cheat at IMFL!

Wolff27 - 2008-11-05 10:18 AM

big john h - 2008-11-05 10:04 AM Is it cheating to eat Mexican before a swim to help with jet propulsion?

It depends how old she is and if you are married or not.

That's just wrong!