Can someone please tell me what sandbagging is? I heard some people discussing it at my last meet, but didn't know exactly what they were talking about. It didn't sound very flattering though by the tone of their voices. Thanks in advance. :banana:
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Do people actually do this? I've never seen it happen. It's a bit sick for an actual adult.
I know someone who does it at every meet, and she's a USMS record holder, All-American and All-Star. Recently, this swimmer seeded herself 34 seconds slower than her current USMS record time in one event, and swam 22 seconds faster than her seed time...
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I also know that it's hard to pick seed times. It is. I just entered a SCM meet, which will be, I think, my first competition in about 4 years. It took me about 20 minutes to decide on what my seed times should be. Was I inclined to pad it a bit? Absolutely! I haven't raced in a meet in 4 years! So yes, I understand this concern.
I'm so relieved! I was worried that Rick may have thought I was sandbagging at the 2003 NEM SCY Championships - but I wasn't - I was merely padding.
Do people actually do this? I've never seen it happen. It's a bit sick for an actual adult.
I know someone who does it at every meet, and she's a USMS record holder, All-American and All-Star. Recently, this swimmer seeded herself 34 seconds slower than her current USMS record time in one event, and swam 22 seconds faster than her seed time...
:notworking:
I also know that it's hard to pick seed times. It is. I just entered a SCM meet, which will be, I think, my first competition in about 4 years. It took me about 20 minutes to decide on what my seed times should be. Was I inclined to pad it a bit? Absolutely! I haven't raced in a meet in 4 years! So yes, I understand this concern.
I'm so relieved! I was worried that Rick may have thought I was sandbagging at the 2003 NEM SCY Championships - but I wasn't - I was merely padding.
