Don't have much meet experience. Going to the yonkers meet next weekend.
If I swim a 200 free first event, then a 50, will it ruin my 100 free if I want a PB in the 100 free? Assume 20 minutes between the 200 and 50 and 30 minutes between the 50 and 100.
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It seems like the distance swimmers have been saying skip the 50 and the sprinters have been saying skip the 200. I think it really depends on how hard you swim the earlier events, how good of shape you're in, and what kind of swimmer you are. This weekend, I had a meet where I swam the 25 fly, 200 IM, and 200 free all within not much more than an hour. My first two events were great, but I swam horribly in the third one.
If I was really going for a PB in the 100, I would not do all three events. If you can use the 50 to warm up for the 100, go for it. If not, skip it. Then you can decide on the 200 from there.
It seems like the distance swimmers have been saying skip the 50 and the sprinters have been saying skip the 200. I think it really depends on how hard you swim the earlier events, how good of shape you're in, and what kind of swimmer you are. This weekend, I had a meet where I swam the 25 fly, 200 IM, and 200 free all within not much more than an hour. My first two events were great, but I swam horribly in the third one.
If I was really going for a PB in the 100, I would not do all three events. If you can use the 50 to warm up for the 100, go for it. If not, skip it. Then you can decide on the 200 from there.
