How about this year we don't dedicate so many lanes to slower swimmers in warm up. Last year there were about 4 end lanes out of the total 16 lanes dedicated to the slowest older swimmers. That's 25% of the entire warmup space !
We need a better way to keep the slow people in the slow lanes and the faster people in the faster lanes during warm up. Warm up turns worthless after the first 10 minutes.
John Smith
I plan my warm ups very carefully. My favorite time to get in is the Wednesday before when not too many have arrived yet. I have a conversation with the pool as I warm up... :p
I definitely try to avoid warming up before any of the men's sprint events! Although if I were looking for a husband there'd be a huge pool to choose from (pun intended)... nah, I married a 400IMer. Anyways, warm ups aren't generally as crowded around the 200 fly events, and the longer distance events are pretty sparse, because there are hours to warm up before you swim!
Unless I'm in the first event of the first day and haven't been in the competition pool I don't worry about warming up in the comp pool. And I really only care to check the targets on the wall (maybe it's my vision but some look farther away than they are and vice versa), and "feel" the wall (some are slippery, rough, etc.) And I always check those backstroke flags. They've never been off in 13 years of Masters Nationals, that I've noticed. It's nice not to be surprised during a race at Nationals!
I plan my warm ups very carefully. My favorite time to get in is the Wednesday before when not too many have arrived yet. I have a conversation with the pool as I warm up... :p
I definitely try to avoid warming up before any of the men's sprint events! Although if I were looking for a husband there'd be a huge pool to choose from (pun intended)... nah, I married a 400IMer. Anyways, warm ups aren't generally as crowded around the 200 fly events, and the longer distance events are pretty sparse, because there are hours to warm up before you swim!
Unless I'm in the first event of the first day and haven't been in the competition pool I don't worry about warming up in the comp pool. And I really only care to check the targets on the wall (maybe it's my vision but some look farther away than they are and vice versa), and "feel" the wall (some are slippery, rough, etc.) And I always check those backstroke flags. They've never been off in 13 years of Masters Nationals, that I've noticed. It's nice not to be surprised during a race at Nationals!
