Okay.
Do you like to swim 1 or 2 events per day @ super fast speed at meets (great times)?
Or, do you prefer to swim the max of 4 and 5 events per day (and I mean not just the sprints)?
There are pros and cons to both.
It's so choice/ cool to swim all strokes and distances but at the expense of really fast times. But it's so annoying to get out touched by a competitor who swam 6 laps that day as compared to your 34!
Yeah, depends on your goals. But what do you like to do?!
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Because I'm just getting back into swimming, I pick one "challenge" event, (i.e., one that I am afraid of) and then swim 3-4 other races just to get a time and experience.
I have noticed that the nationally ranked masters swimmers at the meets I have attended swim around 3 per meet (the one-day meet variety).
I think it depends on what the swimmer wants to get out of the meet. Are you aiming for a record, national qt, top 10 time? If so, then limiting the races is best. For those slow pokes like me, I just want a time as a marker so then next year I have something to look back on.
Yea. I noticed too that to get into Top 10 (like top 3), most people only swim an event or two a day - there are certain exceptions to this rule and my hats off to those dominating swimmers in each age group! :applaud:
Barb, you are Ironwoman to me with the 1650 AND all those other events you swim in one meet! I would run crying to momma with your line up!
I'm greedy. I like getting into Top 10 and I can't turn down a good race even if my line up is 500 FR/ 100 IM/ 200 FR/ 50 Fly. Well, it isn't nats and I've got more work to do to get into shape (and who knows if the meet will end up being allowed to count for top 10), so I guess that it will be a potpourri of events this weekend! Great advice all! Thank you!!
Because I'm just getting back into swimming, I pick one "challenge" event, (i.e., one that I am afraid of) and then swim 3-4 other races just to get a time and experience.
I have noticed that the nationally ranked masters swimmers at the meets I have attended swim around 3 per meet (the one-day meet variety).
I think it depends on what the swimmer wants to get out of the meet. Are you aiming for a record, national qt, top 10 time? If so, then limiting the races is best. For those slow pokes like me, I just want a time as a marker so then next year I have something to look back on.
Yea. I noticed too that to get into Top 10 (like top 3), most people only swim an event or two a day - there are certain exceptions to this rule and my hats off to those dominating swimmers in each age group! :applaud:
Barb, you are Ironwoman to me with the 1650 AND all those other events you swim in one meet! I would run crying to momma with your line up!
I'm greedy. I like getting into Top 10 and I can't turn down a good race even if my line up is 500 FR/ 100 IM/ 200 FR/ 50 Fly. Well, it isn't nats and I've got more work to do to get into shape (and who knows if the meet will end up being allowed to count for top 10), so I guess that it will be a potpourri of events this weekend! Great advice all! Thank you!!
