What do people think is the ideal number of events to swim per day at a meet? It seems that, for local meets, you're allowed to enter up to 5 events. That is way too many for me. I'm always gassed after 3 or end up scratching an event or relying on caffeine. Yet, I'd like to get more times in different events without traveling the countryside to go to zillions of meets. So, how many is too many if you want to swim fast?
Aquageek:
Now why spend all the time and energy to go to a meet and only swim one event?! I know Ande says it can be good to train for a particular event, but that seems to be taking it to an extreme. Actually, though, now that I think about it, that is exactly what my secret nemesis did at a meet this summer with the 50 free. But I got her by 2/100s anyway. I generally find that swimming one event at least gets me warmed up and ready to go for a subsequent event. And, if my goggles stay affixed to my face and I haven't blown a turn, I usually have more confidence.
Leslie
Aquageek:
Now why spend all the time and energy to go to a meet and only swim one event?! I know Ande says it can be good to train for a particular event, but that seems to be taking it to an extreme. Actually, though, now that I think about it, that is exactly what my secret nemesis did at a meet this summer with the 50 free. But I got her by 2/100s anyway. I generally find that swimming one event at least gets me warmed up and ready to go for a subsequent event. And, if my goggles stay affixed to my face and I haven't blown a turn, I usually have more confidence.
Leslie
