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 try not to sandbag. I agree with Lindsay -- no one needs to be crushed by wake. But sometimes, I'm not sure how fast I'll swim so I use the "good faith guess" rule. (My entry times are sometimes effected by whether my shoulder is cranky too.) I must confess I did once enter myself somewhat slowly in one event and in the fastest heat in the next event to give myself more recovery time. But some one else must have done the same because they beat me...
I try not to sandbag. I agree with Lindsay -- no one needs to be crushed by wake. But sometimes, I'm not sure how fast I'll swim so I use the "good faith guess" rule. (My entry times are sometimes effected by whether my shoulder is cranky too.) I must confess I did once enter myself somewhat slowly in one event and in the fastest heat in the next event to give myself more recovery time. But some one else must have done the same because they beat me...
