You just haven't learned to think like a sprinter yet, have you?
Bah!
I'm a night owl and swimming at 10:30 pm still seems unappealing. Can you be ready to race an event at Worlds and then, boom, go right to sleep minutes later? I'd be up a long time after ...
I'd like to go to Montreal. But I'd prefer a somewhat smaller meet. Carnival atmosphere? Yes. Complete zoo? No thanks.
You just haven't learned to think like a sprinter yet, have you?
I thought I had, but then Rich really kicked things up a notch! He has raised the standard for years to come.
All that vacation time doesn't hurt, either. Can you imagine how many more American would make it to Nationals if we all had at least four weeks of paid vacation per year?
I'm up to 2 weeks a year, but day to day stuff with kids (and swim meets) whittle that down quickly. Another 1 1/2 years (completion of the 9th year) at work and I'll be at 3 weeks of vacation.
And don't get me started on the maternity/paternity PAID LEAVE that other countries offer as well! :bitching: Yeah, we get the leave here in the U.S., but unpaid!!!
This post goes in the Forum Hall of Fame! :bow:
Hey That Guy, thanks for the honor. That makes a hat trick for Halls of Fame this year!
On the issue of all the NT's, I agree that proving qual. times is not realistic. However, disqualifying a NT swimmer from their next event might have some swimmers thinking twice about entering unrealistic times. This could reduce the length of the meet and wouldn't necesarily cause a much smaller meet from the organizers' perspective.
Hey That Guy, thanks for the honor. That makes a hat trick for Halls of Fame this year!
On the issue of all the NT's, I agree that proving qual. times is not realistic. However, disqualifying a NT swimmer from their next event might have some swimmers thinking twice about entering unrealistic times. This could reduce the length of the meet and wouldn't necesarily cause a much smaller meet from the organizers' perspective.
Chris and i were discussing this before the 100 fly, i remember once a meet in City of Industry Hills where every .1 sec over that you were over the qual time was a dime (or $1 per sec) and you were out of the meet until you paid or proved.
How have I missed this post?! Its just after 8pm here and I have another 100 heats to go before I swim my final event, the 50 ***. I'm not even remotely tired or warmed up but I'm psyched. Its been an amzing meet for me and the entire experience is great. Its a total party here. We stayed late last night drinking beer and watching 200+ heats of 50 fly. I love how big it is. I don't mind the long waits between events. Its time to peace out and relax. I'm afraid I'll feel like Montreal is a bust if only half the swimmers show. I dont care about warmup but then I'm a sprinter (yes, I am) so I just need to get wet and then warm my legs up in compression tights. Plus its great to really feel like you're competing against the World and not just a continent. I'd gladly trade warmup time for that experience. I think Montreal w-ill really draw. This masters swimming thing is snowballing! Look out!
Recommendations for USMS
- serve beer and encourage people to stay later than their events
- tweet from the coaches. Its hard to communicate. I get more info from this website than I do here.
I asked a friend of mine at the meet about all the NT swims, he said the biggest drawback is that if you go your seed time, there's no one to race. He went marginally faster than his seed in the 200 free and finished 10+ seconds ahead of most of the heat.
He also said there's a rumor going around that after Montreal, master's worlds may be held at the same venue immediately after the FINA world championships, meaning they would probably have to be smaller and the qualification standards tightened. I'm guessing this is just talk, but wouldn't it be interesting if it was true? I doubt they'd get 8000 swimmers in Kazan, Russia.
I asked a friend of mine at the meet about all the NT swims, he said the biggest drawback is that if you go your seed time, there's no one to race. He went marginally faster than his seed in the 200 free and finished 10+ seconds ahead of most of the heat
I posted in another thread about all the fake times.
How does a 30minflat time for a 3k openwater sound?
Or 2 more at 33min
And none of those 3 were in the 800m
