Four events in 2.5 hours - HELP!

50 fly, 100 free, 100 IM, 200 free (in that order) is not a bad line up the keys are to: 1) be in great shape going into your meet (not much you can do with just a week to go) (I think FAST FRIDAY practices are very helpful because you'd practice swimming fast 4 to 20 times in one practice) 2) SHAVE, 3) wear the fastest 2010 FINA Approaved suit you can afford 2010 Approved Womens Tech Suits . . . 2010 Approved Mens Tech Suits 4) make up your mind that you can do it and you plan to give each race your best effort. 5) properly Warm up & get ready 6) Race Smart split your races well (especially your 200) 7) warm down & loosen up after each race 8) rest & relax between races, stay off your feet 9) get psyched, be determined, get in IPS before each race 10) drink some water or gatorade but not too much & 11) Caffienate There's more in Swim Faster Faster that can help you You could also choose to drop a race or two to focus on your priorities or just opt to swim some races hard & some easy When I last seriously competed almost 5 years ago now, I would attend meets with multiple sessions and do 1 event from each or maybe 2 events - 1 at the start and 1 at the end of the session. I was more a distancer, so over the course of the weekend, would swim 800 free, 400 free, 200 free, 200 IM, 100 fly, or something similar. Fast forward to this summer where I have raced almost every weekend for the last 6 weeks, doing 2 shorter events each time and the meets last up to 6 hours. Next week we have the regionals where they estimate that the first session will be over in 3 hours and I have entered 4 events: 50 fly, 100 free, 100IM, 200 free (in that order). So my question is - how on earth do I recover in between? - particularly from the IM to the 200 free, where there will definitely be a short gap, perhaps only 15 mins :badday:. Also if you have any tips on how to prepare beforehand, what's best to eat etc? I'll

50 fly, 100 free, 100 IM, 200 free (in that order) is not a bad line up the keys are to: 1) be in great shape going into your meet (not much you can do with just a week to go) (I think FAST FRIDAY practices are very helpful because you'd practice swimming fast 4 to 20 times in one practice) 2) SHAVE, 3) wear the fastest 2010 FINA Approaved suit you can afford 2010 Approved Womens Tech Suits . . . 2010 Approved Mens Tech Suits 4) make up your mind that you can do it and you plan to give each race your best effort. 5) properly Warm up & get ready 6) Race Smart split your races well (especially your 200) 7) warm down & loosen up after each race 8) rest & relax between races, stay off your feet 9) get psyched, be determined, get in IPS before each race 10) drink some water or gatorade but not too much & 11) Caffienate There's more in Swim Faster Faster that can help you You could also choose to drop a race or two to focus on your priorities or just opt to swim some races hard & some easy When I last seriously competed almost 5 years ago now, I would attend meets with multiple sessions and do 1 event from each or maybe 2 events - 1 at the start and 1 at the end of the session. I was more a distancer, so over the course of the weekend, would swim 800 free, 400 free, 200 free, 200 IM, 100 fly, or something similar. Fast forward to this summer where I have raced almost every weekend for the last 6 weeks, doing 2 shorter events each time and the meets last up to 6 hours. Next week we have the regionals where they estimate that the first session will be over in 3 hours and I have entered 4 events: 50 fly, 100 free, 100IM, 200 free (in that order). So my question is - how on earth do I recover in between? - particularly from the IM to the 200 free, where there will definitely be a short gap, perhaps only 15 mins :badday:. Also if you have any tips on how to prepare beforehand, what's best to eat etc? I'll