It was a little better today (for me at least) in the outdoor arena (are there more lanes maybe? Didn't check.) It wasn't enough to be able to do 25s sprint or -- heavens forbid -- pace 50s, but I could sometimes get enough of a gap to do something like 10m bursts or hard SDKs, which can help with warmup.
Also, the sychro swimmers were practicing outdoors, so there was that.
I think tomorrow morning in the indoor pool is going to be the worst. 280+ heats of men's 50 free. That's about 2800 men -- and male sprinters tend to be large and make many waves -- warming up or warming down in a 4-hr block.
I admire your patience. I know I wouldn’t be able to suffer through 220 heats of 50 fly. As I have gotten older I have lost most of my ability to put up with overwhelming things. Of course, I guess if you have traveled half way around the world you would feel some pressure to follow through.
Looks like you did well in the 200BK and 200FR. Are you swimming the 50 FLY?
Maybe tomorrow you can warm up with the synchro swimmers ... leg up, leg down, twirl...
It was a little better today (for me at least) in the outdoor arena (are there more lanes maybe? Didn't check.) It wasn't enough to be able to do 25s sprint or -- heavens forbid -- pace 50s, but I could sometimes get enough of a gap to do something like 10m bursts or hard SDKs, which can help with warmup.
Also, the sychro swimmers were practicing outdoors, so there was that.
I think tomorrow morning in the indoor pool is going to be the worst. 280+ heats of men's 50 free. That's about 2800 men -- and male sprinters tend to be large and make many waves -- warming up or warming down in a 4-hr block.
I admire your patience. I know I wouldn’t be able to suffer through 220 heats of 50 fly. As I have gotten older I have lost most of my ability to put up with overwhelming things. Of course, I guess if you have traveled half way around the world you would feel some pressure to follow through.
Looks like you did well in the 200BK and 200FR. Are you swimming the 50 FLY?
Maybe tomorrow you can warm up with the synchro swimmers ... leg up, leg down, twirl...
