Why do we continue to lead off the 2nd,3rd and 4th days of the meet each year with a distance event? I can think of NOTHING more deadening to the atmosphere of a swim meet than dozens of heats of 400IM and 500 free. We need to start the meet with the 50 freestyle and get the place rockin' !! Stick the long events at the end of the meet each day after the relay and give the majority of participants the opportunity to spend less time at the pool.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
1. Women 1000 Freestyle 2. Men 1000 Freestyle
3. Women 1650 Freestyle 4. Men 1650 Freestyle
Friday, May 2, 2008
5. Women 400 Individual Medley 6. Men 400 Individual Medley
7. Women 50 Butterfly 8. Men 50 Butterfly
9. Women 200 Backstroke 10. Men 200 Backstroke
11. Women 100 Breaststroke 12. Men 100 Breaststroke
13. Women 50 Freestyle 14. Men 50 Freestyle
15. Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay
Saturday, May 3, 2008
17. Women 500 Freestyle
19. Women 100 Individual Medley 20. Men 100 Individual Medley
21. Women 200 Butterfly 22. Men 200 Butterfly
23. Women 100 Backstroke 24. Men 100 Backstroke
25. Women 50 Breaststroke 26. Men 50 Breaststroke
27. Women 200 Freestyle 28. Men 200 Freestyle
29. Mixed 200 Medley Relay
31. Women 200 Freestyle Relay 32. Men 200 Freestyle Relay
Sunday, May 4, 2008
34. Men 500 Freestyle
35. Women 200 Breaststroke 36. Men 200 Breaststroke
37. Women 100 Butterfly 38. Men 100 Butterfly
39. Women 50 Backstroke 40. Men 50 Backstroke
41. Women 200 Individual Medley 42. Men 200 Individual Medley
43. Women 100 Freestyle 44. Men 100 Freestyle
45. Women 200 Medley Relay 46. Men 200 Medley Relay
John,
go away quietly or my distance buddies and I will beat you to a pulp in Austin.
Distance Man pick on Hulk's sprinter friend, Hulk angry, Hulk tie puny Distance Man into pretzel.
Hulk
great suggestion
put them at the end of each session or
better yet why not spin distance events off into their own meet
Masters Nationals Sprint Championships
25's, 50's, 100's & 200's
Masters Nationals Distance Championships
400's, 500's 800's 1,000's 1,500's & 1,650
Why do we continue to lead off the 2nd,3rd and 4th days of the meet each year with a distance event? I can think of NOTHING more deadening to the atmosphere of a swim meet than dozens of heats of 400IM and 500 free. We need to start the meet with the 50 freestyle and get the place rockin' !! Stick the long events at the end of the meet each day after the relay and give the majority of participants the opportunity to spend less time at the pool.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
1. Women 1000 Freestyle 2. Men 1000 Freestyle
3. Women 1650 Freestyle 4. Men 1650 Freestyle
Friday, May 2, 2008
5. Women 400 Individual Medley 6. Men 400 Individual Medley
7. Women 50 Butterfly 8. Men 50 Butterfly
9. Women 200 Backstroke 10. Men 200 Backstroke
11. Women 100 Breaststroke 12. Men 100 Breaststroke
13. Women 50 Freestyle 14. Men 50 Freestyle
15. Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay
Saturday, May 3, 2008
17. Women 500 Freestyle
19. Women 100 Individual Medley 20. Men 100 Individual Medley
21. Women 200 Butterfly 22. Men 200 Butterfly
23. Women 100 Backstroke 24. Men 100 Backstroke
25. Women 50 Breaststroke 26. Men 50 Breaststroke
27. Women 200 Freestyle 28. Men 200 Freestyle
29. Mixed 200 Medley Relay
31. Women 200 Freestyle Relay 32. Men 200 Freestyle Relay
Sunday, May 4, 2008
34. Men 500 Freestyle
35. Women 200 Breaststroke 36. Men 200 Breaststroke
37. Women 100 Butterfly 38. Men 100 Butterfly
39. Women 50 Backstroke 40. Men 50 Backstroke
41. Women 200 Individual Medley 42. Men 200 Individual Medley
43. Women 100 Freestyle 44. Men 100 Freestyle
45. Women 200 Medley Relay 46. Men 200 Medley Relay
Are you insane? This gives the sprinters time to sleep in!
Funny how the men do so much more complaining around here than the women.
John has a highly developed complaint gene. He's probably also getting agitated over his Nationals taper.
fort you should
trust your taper
not
fret about your taper
John has a highly developed complaint gene. He's probably also getting agitated over his Nationals taper.
Oh, phhhht! I ain't scared o' you Hulk. I can lift my body weight & I'll bet you can't (hmmm, you may be able to lift mine though). Besides, you'll just be your alter ego the whole time in Austin.
Distance Man keep telling himself that Hulk is weak. Hulk not weak. Hulk angry. Hulk go throw school bus now.
fort you should
trust your taper
not
fret about your taper
I'm not fretting about my taper. I'm fretting about my body parts. :oldman: I'm actually, for once, looking forward to taper. And I'm still really psyched for Austin.
Are you insane? This gives the sprinters time to sleep in!
My sentiments exactly. If the timeline previously posted is true, I'll definitely be glad to sleep in through the 500s.
No offense to the distance people. I'm sure you guys'll take off after the 400 IMS and 500s for a while.
And Mel Dyck has officially made my day.
I agree with Fort & Jeff ... the distance events first allows me time to sleep. There is nothing worse than trying to sprint at the crack of dawn or early am. Two of the three ladies I am traveling with also swim short events but the third ... well, there's one in every crowd ...
