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?
I usually do the alloted 5 individual events and relays ... I don't swim more than a 200 ever though. (Except the occassional gut check 400IM) I've had meets where I swim 9 events in one day ... and yes by the end it sucks ...
I think of inseason meets as a way to sprint train. I try to spread out my events but if they end up back to back and attendance is low I suck it up and see what I can pull out. I had a meet when I was first getting back in shape where I was somehow seated in that fastest heat for the 200 free and heat 1 or 2 in the 200 IM which were back to back ... it was painful but all of that racing gets you into better shape.
I also swim 5 events + relays both days at state ...
Oh, I am also a non-practice swimmer ... I swim way faster at meets even when I am not tapered than I ever come close to in practice ...
I usually do the alloted 5 individual events and relays ... I don't swim more than a 200 ever though. (Except the occassional gut check 400IM) I've had meets where I swim 9 events in one day ... and yes by the end it sucks ...
I think of inseason meets as a way to sprint train. I try to spread out my events but if they end up back to back and attendance is low I suck it up and see what I can pull out. I had a meet when I was first getting back in shape where I was somehow seated in that fastest heat for the 200 free and heat 1 or 2 in the 200 IM which were back to back ... it was painful but all of that racing gets you into better shape.
I also swim 5 events + relays both days at state ...
Oh, I am also a non-practice swimmer ... I swim way faster at meets even when I am not tapered than I ever come close to in practice ...
