Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2006

Publication Title

Computers & Operations Research

Volume

31

Abstract

Every fall, thousands of high school swimming coaches across the country begin the arduous process of preparing their athletes for competition. With a grueling practice schedule and a dedicated group of athletes, a coach can hone the squad into a cohesive unit, poised for any competition. However, oftentimes all preparation is in vain, as coaches assign swimmers to events with a lineup that is far from optimal. This paper provides a model that may help a high school (or other level) swim team coach make these assignments. Following state and national guidelines for swim meets, we describe a binary integer model that determines an overall assignment that maximizes the total number of points scored by the squad based on the times for swimmers on the squad and for the expected opponent.

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Author Posting © 2004 Elsevier. This is the author's version of thework. It is posted here by permission of Elsevier for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Computers & Operations Research Volume 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2004.09.028

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