What seed times do you use when registering for Master's meets?
A) your best time in a master's meet
B) Your most recent time
C) What you think you will swim for this particular meet
D) other
I have been going with 'C', but am curious what other folks do...
And I think that practice is a little silly. What's the purpose? Just to be sure you always beat your seed time? Who cares if you swim a little slower?
I don't really know. I think it comes down to people not giving themselves enough credit perhaps. "I'm not in as good shape as I was when I swam my best time, so I'll need to enter a slower time," "I swam that time a year ago and now I'm a year older and slower", "I swam that time when I was shaved and tapered and I'm not for this meet," "I don't perform well in this pool," etc. Masters swimmers are good with the excuses!
And I think that practice is a little silly. What's the purpose? Just to be sure you always beat your seed time? Who cares if you swim a little slower?
I don't really know. I think it comes down to people not giving themselves enough credit perhaps. "I'm not in as good shape as I was when I swam my best time, so I'll need to enter a slower time," "I swam that time a year ago and now I'm a year older and slower", "I swam that time when I was shaved and tapered and I'm not for this meet," "I don't perform well in this pool," etc. Masters swimmers are good with the excuses!
