I went to a short course Nationals many years ago (Fort Lauderdale) in which swimmers were allowed to swim both the 1000 and 1650, on the same day. Why is it that distance swimmers must choose between their 2 best events while there are 9 events of 100 yards or less? Also, it seems that distance swimmers are always required to miss the most amount of work since the 1000/1650 are always first (Thursday). I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'm not sure what the reasoning was for only allowing 1 distance event (outside of time). It seems as if they could be swum on different days as they are at USS Nationals or any USS meet for that matter. Just curious.
Blessed With No Speed
I would love to swim both, especially when I'm so out of shape for shorter stuff!!!
I heard several different people, in Indy, "complaining" about the slower heats of both the 1,000 and the 1,650. I personally would never take away the longer events from anyone no matter how old/young or slow/fast...
I did hear it suggested that perhaps people with slower times (and I don't know what the cutoff would be) could swim it on an extra early day of the meet. One thought was that many of the people who are older (and perhaps) much slower are retired anyway and could go a day early? They're not working (although it is still an extra night for them $$$).
I don't know. Just relaying a suggestion I heard. My thought is that if you're going to do that: 1) that's a big can of worms, and 2) if we move "slower" swimmers for the distance shouldn't we move them for everything else as well? I don't know if I agree with that. Would adding this extra day for some be more beneficial to all? And is it that big a deal waiting for an 83 year old to swim the mile?
I for one would almost prefer an extra day especially when travelling east (to get used to the time change)- but I don't know that I would separate "slower" from everyone else. To me that's kind of against what masters is all about. Rambling on.....
I would love to swim both, especially when I'm so out of shape for shorter stuff!!!
I heard several different people, in Indy, "complaining" about the slower heats of both the 1,000 and the 1,650. I personally would never take away the longer events from anyone no matter how old/young or slow/fast...
I did hear it suggested that perhaps people with slower times (and I don't know what the cutoff would be) could swim it on an extra early day of the meet. One thought was that many of the people who are older (and perhaps) much slower are retired anyway and could go a day early? They're not working (although it is still an extra night for them $$$).
I don't know. Just relaying a suggestion I heard. My thought is that if you're going to do that: 1) that's a big can of worms, and 2) if we move "slower" swimmers for the distance shouldn't we move them for everything else as well? I don't know if I agree with that. Would adding this extra day for some be more beneficial to all? And is it that big a deal waiting for an 83 year old to swim the mile?
I for one would almost prefer an extra day especially when travelling east (to get used to the time change)- but I don't know that I would separate "slower" from everyone else. To me that's kind of against what masters is all about. Rambling on.....
