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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when i started swimming masters, 7 years ago, i approached every meet as if i needed to swim my fastest time possable for every event entered. this led me swim easy for several days prior to each meet (early season or champs). i am no longer concerned with trying to be fresh and rested for every event i swim in a meet, and indeed for many meets, i won't adjust my training shedule at all; for example; on friday as part of a longer set of 100's, i swam 6 x 100 fly on 1:35 (held 1:19's a first for me), on saturday, i swam a set of 10 x 50 fly on 45 sec. i certainly felt some fatigue in my back and shouders as i approached the blocks for a 200 fly on sunday, but i think the experience of swimming a jam packed day of events (200 fly, 400 im, 500 free, 1650 free) is valuable at this time of the year. (6 weeks back in the pool after 20 +/- weeks open water.
i did scratch the 100 fly when i heard that the 1000 and 1650 would be combined, thus eliminating the 15min rest i thought i would have.
when i started swimming masters, 7 years ago, i approached every meet as if i needed to swim my fastest time possable for every event entered. this led me swim easy for several days prior to each meet (early season or champs). i am no longer concerned with trying to be fresh and rested for every event i swim in a meet, and indeed for many meets, i won't adjust my training shedule at all; for example; on friday as part of a longer set of 100's, i swam 6 x 100 fly on 1:35 (held 1:19's a first for me), on saturday, i swam a set of 10 x 50 fly on 45 sec. i certainly felt some fatigue in my back and shouders as i approached the blocks for a 200 fly on sunday, but i think the experience of swimming a jam packed day of events (200 fly, 400 im, 500 free, 1650 free) is valuable at this time of the year. (6 weeks back in the pool after 20 +/- weeks open water.
i did scratch the 100 fly when i heard that the 1000 and 1650 would be combined, thus eliminating the 15min rest i thought i would have.
