How long is a meet?

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Former Member
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.
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  • Righteous! I love it! Way to go Rules Committee! :bouncing: Well, sorry to piss you all off, but I'm going to enter one event at Blackbeard's next meet with a NT or slow time. I am not doing it to sandbag. I have no interest in beating anyone by 30 seconds. (I don't really understand that mentality.) It won't slow down the meet. I don't care about high points or heat awards or awards even. I'm doing it to get a few seconds more rest before swimming a back to back event. Feel free to shoot me. I have the same problem on Sunday, but I'm opted to drop an event I'd like to swim. I'm sure I would do better with actual competition, but it's all a tradeoff. My other events will have appropriate seed times. I also agree with Michelle that you can honestly mis-predict times. If you don't swim many meets, you may not be able to predict how training or injuries or illness can effect your times.
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  • Righteous! I love it! Way to go Rules Committee! :bouncing: Well, sorry to piss you all off, but I'm going to enter one event at Blackbeard's next meet with a NT or slow time. I am not doing it to sandbag. I have no interest in beating anyone by 30 seconds. (I don't really understand that mentality.) It won't slow down the meet. I don't care about high points or heat awards or awards even. I'm doing it to get a few seconds more rest before swimming a back to back event. Feel free to shoot me. I have the same problem on Sunday, but I'm opted to drop an event I'd like to swim. I'm sure I would do better with actual competition, but it's all a tradeoff. My other events will have appropriate seed times. I also agree with Michelle that you can honestly mis-predict times. If you don't swim many meets, you may not be able to predict how training or injuries or illness can effect your times.
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