After just swimming a rockin 35+ (even if we are all older than 42) 400 medley relay, I notice that all of the relays at the nationals are sprint. Why is that? Does anyone have any historical perspective? Is it all because of the time line?
Why not run, for example, the 200 free and 400 medley relay one year, and the 400 free and 200 medley relay the next?
And what about an 800 free relay?
When you say five, do you mean the 200, 400, 800 freestyle, and the 200, 400 medley? And if a swimmer were to swim in the mixed variations, they could be in 10 relays? That is a lot, and sounds both time consuming and tiring. I think the most relays you could swim at Pacific was five: 800 freestyle, 200 medley mixed, 400 medley, 400 freestyle mixed, and 200 freestyle. That is the kind of distribution I was suggesting for nationals.
When you say five, do you mean the 200, 400, 800 freestyle, and the 200, 400 medley? And if a swimmer were to swim in the mixed variations, they could be in 10 relays? That is a lot, and sounds both time consuming and tiring. I think the most relays you could swim at Pacific was five: 800 freestyle, 200 medley mixed, 400 medley, 400 freestyle mixed, and 200 freestyle. That is the kind of distribution I was suggesting for nationals.
