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'll chime in that it really depends on your goals for the meet. If I was really trying to get great times, I'd do two or three per day, depending on what events and the timing. For in-season meets, it's sometimes great to do a lot more. A few weeks ago, I swam six events in team meet that lasted about 2 1/2 hours (four individual and two relays). It was my first meet of the season, so I was mainly trying to get a base time for several events, especially for two I had never swum before.
I'll chime in that it really depends on your goals for the meet. If I was really trying to get great times, I'd do two or three per day, depending on what events and the timing. For in-season meets, it's sometimes great to do a lot more. A few weeks ago, I swam six events in team meet that lasted about 2 1/2 hours (four individual and two relays). It was my first meet of the season, so I was mainly trying to get a base time for several events, especially for two I had never swum before.
