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 think racing men is a different animal than racing women. Size is the first issue that comes to mind. . .
Kristina:
I think it's great that you're open minded about trying lots of different events, and it seems to be paying off for you big time.
It doesn't matter whether you're racing men or women though. If everyone enters a reasonable seed time, then you should have a good race no matter the gender. I don't think men are sandbagging anymore than women. Sometimes, I have found (even with myself), people might not enter their best adult times because their training has been off, they've been ill, they're older or injured or whatever. How you feel when you send off the meet entry form makes a big difference.
As for size, I personally feel like many women are all towering over me. So I try to ignore size issues altogether.
I think racing men is a different animal than racing women. Size is the first issue that comes to mind. . .
Kristina:
I think it's great that you're open minded about trying lots of different events, and it seems to be paying off for you big time.
It doesn't matter whether you're racing men or women though. If everyone enters a reasonable seed time, then you should have a good race no matter the gender. I don't think men are sandbagging anymore than women. Sometimes, I have found (even with myself), people might not enter their best adult times because their training has been off, they've been ill, they're older or injured or whatever. How you feel when you send off the meet entry form makes a big difference.
As for size, I personally feel like many women are all towering over me. So I try to ignore size issues altogether.
