I wanted to make this a poll but couldn't figure out how to do it!
Do people think that the swimming finals should be moved ot the mornig so that they will be on during the evening prime time here inthe States? Many different swimming sites from other countries think that it is a lot of us in hteStates blowing & whinning.
I really think they have to switch to Beijing time just because it would be too hard not to.
Here's a question for those of you out there who think swimming performance is dependent on time of day. When you set your goals for a meet--say Nationals--do you look at when the event is likely to be swum? I know I don't. I assume I'll be able to swim as fast at 8:00 a.m. as I would at 6:00 p.m. You just make the mental and physical adjustments you need to swim fast.
And I know if I can do it, Olympic athletes sure as heck can. I'm always amazed at how fast these swimmers can swim mid-season. They're in the middle of heavy training and are still able to swim incredible times. If they can do that, I really don't see how swimming finals in the morning rather than at night is much of an issue. If there's one thing that separates these people from the herd it's their ability to step up when they need to. Great athletes swim fast in the Olympic finals because they're the Olympic finals, not because they're at night.
I really think they have to switch to Beijing time just because it would be too hard not to.
Here's a question for those of you out there who think swimming performance is dependent on time of day. When you set your goals for a meet--say Nationals--do you look at when the event is likely to be swum? I know I don't. I assume I'll be able to swim as fast at 8:00 a.m. as I would at 6:00 p.m. You just make the mental and physical adjustments you need to swim fast.
And I know if I can do it, Olympic athletes sure as heck can. I'm always amazed at how fast these swimmers can swim mid-season. They're in the middle of heavy training and are still able to swim incredible times. If they can do that, I really don't see how swimming finals in the morning rather than at night is much of an issue. If there's one thing that separates these people from the herd it's their ability to step up when they need to. Great athletes swim fast in the Olympic finals because they're the Olympic finals, not because they're at night.
