I just looked at my results from 2008 and I was surprised by the number of events I swam. Not races, but individual events.
I swam 19 individual events + relays in a pool and 3 open water races during 2008. Some events I swam only once during the year (800m free + OW races) but others I swam 5-6 times.
how many different events do you compete in?
mine were
SCM
800/400/200/100/50 free
400/200/100 IM
200/100/50 ***
200/100/50 back
100/50 fly
LCM
200/100/50 ***
plus I swam in 4x50/100/200 free and 4x50/100 medley relays.
Even if I remove the LCM it's still 16 events that I swam in 2008 and this year it might be more since I plan on swimming the 1500m and if the opportunity comes my way I might chance the 200fly. Plus I plan on swimming more LCM events this summer
I like doing alot of different things except sprinting. I don't think that I will swim a 50 or 100 free anytime unless it is in a relay. I like throwing in the 200 *** to help out my IMs and Iam doing my first 100 *** ever in a meet this weekend. Well, I can't remember when I did it last. At Taper meets, I have a focus of 4 events and then there are maybe 2 other events that are just for fun and to see what I can. Gone are the days when I would have 7 events to focus on at my taper meet which shouldn't have been happening but that is a whole other post for another day!
I like doing alot of different things except sprinting. I don't think that I will swim a 50 or 100 free anytime unless it is in a relay. I like throwing in the 200 *** to help out my IMs and Iam doing my first 100 *** ever in a meet this weekend. Well, I can't remember when I did it last. At Taper meets, I have a focus of 4 events and then there are maybe 2 other events that are just for fun and to see what I can. Gone are the days when I would have 7 events to focus on at my taper meet which shouldn't have been happening but that is a whole other post for another day!
