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.
Let's take a 100 Free with 10 heats as an example. I think he means that if you are seeded in a slower heat (you are in the slowest heat #1), you are displacing the slowest person into the next slowest heat (they'd be in heat #2), while they should have been the fastest person in heat #1. This causes a chain reaction all the way through the event, up to the heat you should have been in.
When I do meets, I ask my coach for help with my seed times. I may pad them very slightly, depending on that discussion. I'd prefer to be in a heat with swimmers close in speed to make a good race.
Obviously, if the event only has 1 heat, you woudn't slow down anything.
I see. It's not the 100 free. I guarantee there won't be more than a couple heats of women. I doubt it will have any effect. LC zones are not nearly as well attended as SCY zones here. I think most people, including myself, would generally prefer to be seeded with swimmers closer in speed. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. I go to so few meets, and I don't generally think of myself as a negative force in the swimming community. I may drown and have to be pulled from the water anyway. Now I guess that would slow the meet down. :laugh2:
Oh, and I don't have any really exact idea what my seed time should be. I've only swum it once before. Seed times are always a real pain for me. I never know how my shoulder or sinuses or training will be.
Muppet: I'm all jazzed up for another 50 fly. LC 50 fly is my very fav event!! :bouncing: I haven't checked the form. Are men and women swimming separately or mixed? At least I won't be costing you an extra 30 seconds or so on Sunday when we gotta be gone by 12:30!
Something should be done about Mr. Ego. That is ludicrous.
Let's take a 100 Free with 10 heats as an example. I think he means that if you are seeded in a slower heat (you are in the slowest heat #1), you are displacing the slowest person into the next slowest heat (they'd be in heat #2), while they should have been the fastest person in heat #1. This causes a chain reaction all the way through the event, up to the heat you should have been in.
When I do meets, I ask my coach for help with my seed times. I may pad them very slightly, depending on that discussion. I'd prefer to be in a heat with swimmers close in speed to make a good race.
Obviously, if the event only has 1 heat, you woudn't slow down anything.
I see. It's not the 100 free. I guarantee there won't be more than a couple heats of women. I doubt it will have any effect. LC zones are not nearly as well attended as SCY zones here. I think most people, including myself, would generally prefer to be seeded with swimmers closer in speed. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. I go to so few meets, and I don't generally think of myself as a negative force in the swimming community. I may drown and have to be pulled from the water anyway. Now I guess that would slow the meet down. :laugh2:
Oh, and I don't have any really exact idea what my seed time should be. I've only swum it once before. Seed times are always a real pain for me. I never know how my shoulder or sinuses or training will be.
Muppet: I'm all jazzed up for another 50 fly. LC 50 fly is my very fav event!! :bouncing: I haven't checked the form. Are men and women swimming separately or mixed? At least I won't be costing you an extra 30 seconds or so on Sunday when we gotta be gone by 12:30!
Something should be done about Mr. Ego. That is ludicrous.
