Swimming against your age group

The 50 free would get "pulled out" if it were your 6th event. This is pretty whiney. There are already loads of freestyle events. Would you rather that the distance specialists take over whatever time is allotted for nationals? We could just have long distance nationals? Swimmers don't even swim both the 800 and 1500 at the Olympics. And you can still get an AA in the event if you swim it at Zones or another meet. No one gets to swim every event they want at nationals. As Chris notes, sometimes logic and efficiency have to trump "nice in theory" at a national level event. "Would you rather that the distance specialists take over whatever time is allotted for nationals?" thanks for proving my point. you did an EXCELLENT job of that!!! could not have said it better. way to go!!! we the non-distance swimmers dont deem your events worthy of sitting through, therefore they shouldnt be allowed at nationals. perfectly said.

The 50 free would get "pulled out" if it were your 6th event. This is pretty whiney. There are already loads of freestyle events. Would you rather that the distance specialists take over whatever time is allotted for nationals? We could just have long distance nationals? Swimmers don't even swim both the 800 and 1500 at the Olympics. And you can still get an AA in the event if you swim it at Zones or another meet. No one gets to swim every event they want at nationals. As Chris notes, sometimes logic and efficiency have to trump "nice in theory" at a national level event. "Would you rather that the distance specialists take over whatever time is allotted for nationals?" thanks for proving my point. you did an EXCELLENT job of that!!! could not have said it better. way to go!!! we the non-distance swimmers dont deem your events worthy of sitting through, therefore they shouldnt be allowed at nationals. perfectly said.