Okay... I know, this is perhaps a little bit of a tongue in cheek question...
So often I hear people complaining about not enough 'distance' swims in zone and national meets, or meets in general.
Just having been involved in organizing my firat more serious swim meet I have to ask... Almost noone, or very few people want to swim the 200 fly, or 200 Brast or 200 back?
Is that not 'distance enough?'
I just got a zone meet medal in 200 back, not because I'm fast, but because noone wants to swim it.
How about some real endurance testing events like 400 or 800 Fly? 800 IM? How about a postal 800 IM?
Or 30 minute stroke check off challenge? One for each stroke, rather than just freestyle?
Okay, now that I tossed this out there, I think I'm gonna duck and run. ;)
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The Australians have national records for the 1500 back and *** and the 800 fly.
Over here there is a 1650 event that has been around for approximately 25 years.
I have swum lots of 200's of all strokes, and a few distance events, and I do not think it is possible to finish a distance events with the total shut down of body functions that can happen at the end of a 200. I do not think the pain of the entire 1650 fly that I swam comes close to what I feel during the last 25 yards of a 200 fly.
Finally, I think Connie misses "he who shall not be named."
The Australians have national records for the 1500 back and *** and the 800 fly.
Over here there is a 1650 event that has been around for approximately 25 years.
I have swum lots of 200's of all strokes, and a few distance events, and I do not think it is possible to finish a distance events with the total shut down of body functions that can happen at the end of a 200. I do not think the pain of the entire 1650 fly that I swam comes close to what I feel during the last 25 yards of a 200 fly.
Finally, I think Connie misses "he who shall not be named."
