I'm a practicing Muslim and Ramadan is coming up very soon so that means I'm gonna be fasting. And due to time constraints I can only swim at one very tiny pool that must be less than 12.5 meters. The problem is that I've worked hard on getting my times low and the championship meet I want to compete at lies the day after Ramadan ends. So I can compete, but I don't just want to compete I want to win. I'm a freestyle sprinter and I focus on the 50 free and 100 free with a little bit of phases on breastroke. The question is can I do it? In such a tiny little pool, I'll probably train using USRPT but I'm not even sure if the pool is 12.5 meters.. What can I do? I just need advice, I've worked my butt off just to get to this moment and my religion is in the way
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I should have been more clear about my cynicism. My remark was not about the death of a relative but the initial comment
"I've worked my butt off just to get to this moment and my religion is in the way".
Certainly if you are very religious then giving up a swim meet because of a percieved conflict would seemingly be insignificant and predictable given the date of the meet, if not as religious then there would be no conflict. Either way asking advice from a general audience about a possible personal conflict is what I feel is not logical.
There is no malice intended, Sorry for passing of relative.
Oh I see. Sorry for the hostility.
The reason I decided to ask on the forums was because if I was curious weather or not this would impact my speed to much or if working out in a small pool was enough. I was never expecting advise on weather or not I should skip the fast. I just wanted practical advice with what I could do with my current circumstances.
I feel as if my religion is hindering my swimming because I've spent a long time preparing for a meet like this, and I was really looking forward to posting some fast times. But at the same time my religion is very important to me.
I should have been more clear about my cynicism. My remark was not about the death of a relative but the initial comment
"I've worked my butt off just to get to this moment and my religion is in the way".
Certainly if you are very religious then giving up a swim meet because of a percieved conflict would seemingly be insignificant and predictable given the date of the meet, if not as religious then there would be no conflict. Either way asking advice from a general audience about a possible personal conflict is what I feel is not logical.
There is no malice intended, Sorry for passing of relative.
Oh I see. Sorry for the hostility.
The reason I decided to ask on the forums was because if I was curious weather or not this would impact my speed to much or if working out in a small pool was enough. I was never expecting advise on weather or not I should skip the fast. I just wanted practical advice with what I could do with my current circumstances.
I feel as if my religion is hindering my swimming because I've spent a long time preparing for a meet like this, and I was really looking forward to posting some fast times. But at the same time my religion is very important to me.
