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.
If everyone were within 3 seconds of their seed time, I'd be thrilled!!!!! Even if everyone were within 6 seconds!
What I'm saying is that there are a fair number who are _way_ off. 30 seconds off in 100 yards. 56 seconds off in an 800 free. It's those people that are mucking things up, and, yes, they should know better.
Muck ups are bad, no doubt about it. OK, you made me feel better about the entry that will be arriving in Muppet's mailbox.
The other reason you cannot always seed yourself at your fastest time -- and this is obvious -- is that times swum at national meets in fast pools with fast suits when you're fully tapered usually cannot be duplicated in local meets during training season. So it's better to make a GF guess, I would think, for everyone's benefit.
Alison: It's a big ole surprise. I'm doing it on a dare. :eek: I also have a cyber "grudge" race on an earlier event that day. I'll probably be so worn out after Saturday, I'll look like this :cane: on Sunday. And then SwimmieAvs will get her revenge in the 100 back.
If everyone were within 3 seconds of their seed time, I'd be thrilled!!!!! Even if everyone were within 6 seconds!
What I'm saying is that there are a fair number who are _way_ off. 30 seconds off in 100 yards. 56 seconds off in an 800 free. It's those people that are mucking things up, and, yes, they should know better.
Muck ups are bad, no doubt about it. OK, you made me feel better about the entry that will be arriving in Muppet's mailbox.
The other reason you cannot always seed yourself at your fastest time -- and this is obvious -- is that times swum at national meets in fast pools with fast suits when you're fully tapered usually cannot be duplicated in local meets during training season. So it's better to make a GF guess, I would think, for everyone's benefit.
Alison: It's a big ole surprise. I'm doing it on a dare. :eek: I also have a cyber "grudge" race on an earlier event that day. I'll probably be so worn out after Saturday, I'll look like this :cane: on Sunday. And then SwimmieAvs will get her revenge in the 100 back.
