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SWIM RANT
RANT to your hearts content about aspects of
SWIMMING and SWIMMERS that bug YOU
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you may find it cathartic
Ande
Swimmers who constantly gripe about event orders. Pssssssssht!
You're right -- why gripe when you can just boycott the event?
No one would could possibly defend this as an acceptable championship meet line up for sprinters or fly-backers:
Colonies Zones:
Session #1 – Sat AM Dec 5
Warm-Up 8:00AM
Start 9:00AM
#1 Women 400 SCM Freestyle
#2 Mixed 400 SCM Medley Relay
#3 Mixed 200 SCM Breaststroke
#4 Mixed 50 SCM Backstroke
#5 Mixed 100 SCM Butterfly
#6 Mixed 100 SCM Freestyle
#7 Mixed 50 SCM Breaststroke
#8 Mixed 200 SCM Backstroke
#9 Mixed 100 SCM Individual Medley
#10 Men 200 SCM Freestyle Relay
#11 Women 200 SCM Freestyle Relay
#12 Mixed 200 SCM Freestyle Relay
Session #2 – Sat PM Dec 5
Warm-Up ONE hour AFTER AM session concludes
#13 Mixed 800 SCM Freestyle Relay
#14 Mixed 400 SCM Individual Medley
#15 Mixed 800 SCM Freestyle *
#16 Mixed 1500 SCM Freestyle *
Session #3 – Sun AM Dec 6
Warm-Up 9:00AM
Start 10:00AM
#17 Men 400 SCM Freestyle
#18 Mixed 400 SCM Freestyle Relay
#19 Mixed 200 SCM Butterfly
#20 Mixed 100 SCM Breaststroke
#21 Mixed 50 SCM Freestyle
#22 Mixed 200 SCM Individual Medley
#23 Mixed 100 SCM Backstroke
#24 Mixed 50 SCM Butterfly
#25 Mixed 200 SCM Freestyle
#26 Men 200 SCM Medley Relay
#27 Women 200 SCM Medley Relay
#28 Mixed 200 SCM Medley Relay
I like to support CZ meets, but I think I'm passing on this one and going to a different meet where the discrimination against fly-backers is slightly more minimized. :) But you have fun swimming the 100 free-50 *** and 100 ***-50 free back to back!
Swimmers who constantly gripe about event orders. Pssssssssht!
You're right -- why gripe when you can just boycott the event?
No one would could possibly defend this as an acceptable championship meet line up for sprinters or fly-backers:
Colonies Zones:
Session #1 – Sat AM Dec 5
Warm-Up 8:00AM
Start 9:00AM
#1 Women 400 SCM Freestyle
#2 Mixed 400 SCM Medley Relay
#3 Mixed 200 SCM Breaststroke
#4 Mixed 50 SCM Backstroke
#5 Mixed 100 SCM Butterfly
#6 Mixed 100 SCM Freestyle
#7 Mixed 50 SCM Breaststroke
#8 Mixed 200 SCM Backstroke
#9 Mixed 100 SCM Individual Medley
#10 Men 200 SCM Freestyle Relay
#11 Women 200 SCM Freestyle Relay
#12 Mixed 200 SCM Freestyle Relay
Session #2 – Sat PM Dec 5
Warm-Up ONE hour AFTER AM session concludes
#13 Mixed 800 SCM Freestyle Relay
#14 Mixed 400 SCM Individual Medley
#15 Mixed 800 SCM Freestyle *
#16 Mixed 1500 SCM Freestyle *
Session #3 – Sun AM Dec 6
Warm-Up 9:00AM
Start 10:00AM
#17 Men 400 SCM Freestyle
#18 Mixed 400 SCM Freestyle Relay
#19 Mixed 200 SCM Butterfly
#20 Mixed 100 SCM Breaststroke
#21 Mixed 50 SCM Freestyle
#22 Mixed 200 SCM Individual Medley
#23 Mixed 100 SCM Backstroke
#24 Mixed 50 SCM Butterfly
#25 Mixed 200 SCM Freestyle
#26 Men 200 SCM Medley Relay
#27 Women 200 SCM Medley Relay
#28 Mixed 200 SCM Medley Relay
I like to support CZ meets, but I think I'm passing on this one and going to a different meet where the discrimination against fly-backers is slightly more minimized. :) But you have fun swimming the 100 free-50 *** and 100 ***-50 free back to back!
