There is a Master's meet in Atlanta this Sunday which starts at 10 AM. I haven't been to one before so I was wondering how long they last and is there a certain order to the events.
It doesn't matter which direction your seed times are bad. In a 100 freestyle... if you're last in your heat by 30 seconds, then you should have been in an earlier (slower) heat. (Unless you're in the first heat...) If you're first in your heat by 30 seconds, then you should have been in a later (faster) heat.
Many people tell me "But since I beat everyone in my heat, I didn't slow anything down!". Nonsense. You should bump up a heat (or more), so that others bump down a heat (or more) and swim with the people the same speed.
Rick, some great observations, and as a meet director, we are certainly looking for these things, especially when we've got to be out of the pool by a certain time.
As for the "first in your heat by 30 seconds," there are people out there who know better and purposely sandbag their times just so they will come in first and look good.
It doesn't matter which direction your seed times are bad. In a 100 freestyle... if you're last in your heat by 30 seconds, then you should have been in an earlier (slower) heat. (Unless you're in the first heat...) If you're first in your heat by 30 seconds, then you should have been in a later (faster) heat.
Many people tell me "But since I beat everyone in my heat, I didn't slow anything down!". Nonsense. You should bump up a heat (or more), so that others bump down a heat (or more) and swim with the people the same speed.
Rick, some great observations, and as a meet director, we are certainly looking for these things, especially when we've got to be out of the pool by a certain time.
As for the "first in your heat by 30 seconds," there are people out there who know better and purposely sandbag their times just so they will come in first and look good.
