Just admit it. Almost everyone sandbags from time to time. Look at Ande, entering at 28.9 in the 50 back to have clear water. Bunch of his times look pretty suspect. Peg completely sandbagged the 1000 free at Zones. I entered a coach-approved NT on the 100 IM at Zones and then scratched. Paul Smith is passing on a 100 free duel with evil Smith to save up for his world-record-shattering performance to be in the 200 medley relay. Julie Oplinger sandbagged her 100 fly at Zones. The list could go on forever, so you might as well join the Club.
As for Nats, because of my lack of expertise with sandbagging, I'm over my 25% statistical probability per race of landing in an outside lane.
(Sorry Osterber! :thhbbb:)
The reason I only swim the 1650/1500 3 times a year (once in each course) is because it is too painful! I have only been back to swimming 4 years and was a sprinter in my youth. Who would have thought me a distance swimmer.
This season I changed teams, swimming with the kids for 9 months doing doubles, Rick Benner as my coach, had already dropped lots of time in my events. Lots of stroke corrections and hard work, as well as sprints for once in my adult life. Can he turn this old lady with a bad back, into an under 21 minute miler and an under 1 minute 100 freestyler? Let's see.
I hope I am a BIG SANDBAGGER this time around!
The reason I only swim the 1650/1500 3 times a year (once in each course) is because it is too painful! I have only been back to swimming 4 years and was a sprinter in my youth. Who would have thought me a distance swimmer.
This season I changed teams, swimming with the kids for 9 months doing doubles, Rick Benner as my coach, had already dropped lots of time in my events. Lots of stroke corrections and hard work, as well as sprints for once in my adult life. Can he turn this old lady with a bad back, into an under 21 minute miler and an under 1 minute 100 freestyler? Let's see.
I hope I am a BIG SANDBAGGER this time around!
