I was planning on heading to Omaha for summer nationals and just noticed that the 400 free, 100 back, 200 free, and 200 IM are all on the same
day - Sunday. I think most folks that swim free also swim back and IM? This is a pretty heavy load for one day. Is this just me and couldn't these events be spread across other days where it would be more evenly spread?
I just completed a few hours of investigating this and I found it in paragraph 4, subsection 20 of the USMS General Code aka The Swimma Carta. It is also called "the sprinters addendum." Specifically since sprinters can't do 4 events over the course of a month they lobbied matysekj, who immediately caved, that no one should be able to do four events a day. Reliable sources have indicated that for his acquiescence he was given a pink thong Speedo.
It has been proven that it takes longer to get your lactic acid back to normal after a sprint than after a distance event, so of course sprinters need more rest.
(insert generic sprinters vs distance swimmer comment here.:bolt:)
I just completed a few hours of investigating this and I found it in paragraph 4, subsection 20 of the USMS General Code aka The Swimma Carta. It is also called "the sprinters addendum." Specifically since sprinters can't do 4 events over the course of a month they lobbied matysekj, who immediately caved, that no one should be able to do four events a day. Reliable sources have indicated that for his acquiescence he was given a pink thong Speedo.
It has been proven that it takes longer to get your lactic acid back to normal after a sprint than after a distance event, so of course sprinters need more rest.
(insert generic sprinters vs distance swimmer comment here.:bolt:)
