As a result of an ongoing discussion on masters race distances, the international governing body has announced that the new standard international distance for masters racing will be 200 seconds.
"By standardizing the race distance at 200 seconds, we can give out even more gold medals, as this way everyone will win in every race," said international governing body chair Mo Money. "The current format, in which heat winners are declared World Champions, is too exclusive - you have to win to win. This way, you merely have to race to win. "