Well ever since I aged up from 12 to 13 (which was a while ago), I have always wondered why there is no 100 IM for kids who are 13 and over, at least for short course (Yards) season (you can't really do a 100 IM in a LCM pool >.>). While there are some meets where you can do it, it isn't like a state event or anything. It seems like USA swimming is the only team that doesn't really allow it in such a way. I have looked at info on other countries and their swim teams and they seem to do it, as a state (province for other countries....) and above event even.
I thought about this at practice last evening as I was pounding out a set of 100 IM's...
From each wall, based on good start, streamlining, SDK's and such, upper aged, elite swimmers would only be taking a very few strokes on any given 25 length in the 100Y SC IM event. It would be a start and turns race more than anything else.
... not that my start and turns would put me in that class, mind you. There is always plenty of strokework for me in any event (especially that evil stroke where frog legs abound!). :D
You would think that is true and this would seem to confirm it:
YouTube- All Star Individual Medley
.
But, look what happens when they get older:
YouTube- Aaron Peirsol, Ian Crocker, Rogers, Chapman - 100 IM Encore
I thought about this at practice last evening as I was pounding out a set of 100 IM's...
From each wall, based on good start, streamlining, SDK's and such, upper aged, elite swimmers would only be taking a very few strokes on any given 25 length in the 100Y SC IM event. It would be a start and turns race more than anything else.
... not that my start and turns would put me in that class, mind you. There is always plenty of strokework for me in any event (especially that evil stroke where frog legs abound!). :D
You would think that is true and this would seem to confirm it:
YouTube- All Star Individual Medley
.
But, look what happens when they get older:
YouTube- Aaron Peirsol, Ian Crocker, Rogers, Chapman - 100 IM Encore
