Looks like it is to gain 20 minutes of rest before doing the 400 IM.
What do you folks think? Fair play or not?
I say anyone attempting the 1650 and 400 IM back to back deserves some slack.
... isn't part of the challenge of swimming to do your best in multiple events?
What makes you think that? Some of us rarely swim in meets. That doesn't mean we don't have swimming challenges (GTD, maintaining or improving fitness, etc). Not everyone races. While I like the concept of meets, I find them to be fairly boring affairs. Too much sitting around.
... isn't part of the challenge of swimming to do your best in multiple events?
What makes you think that? Some of us rarely swim in meets. That doesn't mean we don't have swimming challenges (GTD, maintaining or improving fitness, etc). Not everyone races. While I like the concept of meets, I find them to be fairly boring affairs. Too much sitting around.
