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?
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I saw this happen in a couple of the 50 free championship heats at the Worlds this August. I am not sure what these guys were thinking, but they looked extra slow swimming next to the World's best. A couple came in 4-5 seconds slower than the field. I wonder if they simply entered their SCY times by mistake or if it was deliberate?
Perhaps they thought they could ride the draft and swim a faster time?
Maybe it's fun to enter in the 30-34 or 45-49 age group, enter a 23 or 24. and swim directly against a celebrity like Rowdy Gaines or Gary Hall Jr. Some clever video angles and editing may make it look like you were hanging in there in the cut you show your buds.
Personally, I got my ass handed to me enough by Rob Peel to know that when swimming next to one of these guys, unless you ARE one of these guys, you look very slow, you get no draft, you swim slow, your confidence goes out the window, and you lose in a big way- every time. No thanks.
I saw this happen in a couple of the 50 free championship heats at the Worlds this August. I am not sure what these guys were thinking, but they looked extra slow swimming next to the World's best. A couple came in 4-5 seconds slower than the field. I wonder if they simply entered their SCY times by mistake or if it was deliberate?
Perhaps they thought they could ride the draft and swim a faster time?
Maybe it's fun to enter in the 30-34 or 45-49 age group, enter a 23 or 24. and swim directly against a celebrity like Rowdy Gaines or Gary Hall Jr. Some clever video angles and editing may make it look like you were hanging in there in the cut you show your buds.
Personally, I got my ass handed to me enough by Rob Peel to know that when swimming next to one of these guys, unless you ARE one of these guys, you look very slow, you get no draft, you swim slow, your confidence goes out the window, and you lose in a big way- every time. No thanks.
