A kid swam the 500 all fly in a high school dual meet yesterday. His coach was furious and benched him for the rest of the meet. One of my lane mates this morning, who was the Starter at this meet said that was showboating and demeaning to the other competitors. I disagree. Was that any more demeaning than swimming free and lapping people? Plus, I saw the flyer ask everyone in the heat if it would bother them. Even on the blocks he said "Are you sure you guys are OK with this?"
No one thinks you are arrogant when you do a 500 fly, they think that you are crazy. I know some people who think that I am crazy for the doing the 200 fly. I can't control what my best event is. 500 fly is worth the challenge. I just can't seeing doing it at a meet since there aren't that many options for meets in the Northeast.
I would have to agree. That's the reaction I got when I swam a 900 yard fly, 1000 fly, and 2000 fly just for the heck of it. :shakeshead: For me, it was: :bliss:. I won't swim a 500 fly at a meet, though, because I would be a human meet delay. As it is, my last 200 yard free was a pokey 3:54. :afraid:
No one thinks you are arrogant when you do a 500 fly, they think that you are crazy. I know some people who think that I am crazy for the doing the 200 fly. I can't control what my best event is. 500 fly is worth the challenge. I just can't seeing doing it at a meet since there aren't that many options for meets in the Northeast.
I would have to agree. That's the reaction I got when I swam a 900 yard fly, 1000 fly, and 2000 fly just for the heck of it. :shakeshead: For me, it was: :bliss:. I won't swim a 500 fly at a meet, though, because I would be a human meet delay. As it is, my last 200 yard free was a pokey 3:54. :afraid:
