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 [lan to hydrate as much as possible as I found that helped my distance swims in the past.
I'm beginning to feel too old for this:cane:
Congratulations! Sounds like a successful meet for you and your daughter.
A bunch of us survived an outdoor meet this weekend too. I did 400 free, 100 and 50 free and topped it off with the 400 IM all in less than 4 hours in 90+ degree heat and the pool temp at the end was over 86. I went to practice today and I was sore but managed to work out the kinks, luckily.
Congratulations! Sounds like a successful meet for you and your daughter.
A bunch of us survived an outdoor meet this weekend too. I did 400 free, 100 and 50 free and topped it off with the 400 IM all in less than 4 hours in 90+ degree heat and the pool temp at the end was over 86. I went to practice today and I was sore but managed to work out the kinks, luckily.
