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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Originally posted by Phil Arcuni
Finally, I think Connie misses "he who shall not be named."
Oh, suuure!
Not very likely!
"When the going gets tough the sprinters get out."
---(Alabama swimming tee shirt ca. 1978)
In Four Champions, One Gold Medal, during the Olympic training camp the sprinters were done with their workout as the distance group was just finishing the warmup.
I once read a quote from Tom Jaeger that said something like: "The best athletes in the pool are the sprinters, because if everyone could sprint they would!"
No one wants to be the distance guy. I can't say that the remark is way too far off, if I could have been the 50/100 guy, great!
Less yardage and the only grief I have to deal with is the distance lane being bitter that they just finished warmup when we are out of the pool!
