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?
In October, I swam 4 events plus 4 25s for time (battle of the true drop dead sprinters). I was dead. Yesterday, I slept in and went to a local meet late and only swam one event, a favorite, the 100 IM. I'd never done that before. It was fabulous. I chatted with lots of masters swimmers, cheered for my teammates, watched some world record swims and counted for some crazy distance swimmers. Had the best time ... :agree:
In October, I swam 4 events plus 4 25s for time (battle of the true drop dead sprinters). I was dead. Yesterday, I slept in and went to a local meet late and only swam one event, a favorite, the 100 IM. I'd never done that before. It was fabulous. I chatted with lots of masters swimmers, cheered for my teammates, watched some world record swims and counted for some crazy distance swimmers. Had the best time ... :agree:
