Many swimmers I have talked to over the years have said that they would like to race some nonstandard event. Frequently mentioned examples are: a 75 butterfly, a 3-stroke IM, a 25 SDK, or a distance stroke event. Suppose you could enter some nonstandard events at a SCY meet, what would you pick? Perhaps a 2x400 breaststroke family relay? (Count me out on that one, but it does sound cool.) I thought about posting a poll, but it would be difficult to list all of the possibilities and I might miss some good idea, so I'm just inviting free-form response. Second question: would you travel to Philadelphia to swim it?
300 3-stroke IM (swimmer's choice on which stroke to drop)
I love this idea, Chris, but make it a 150! And, I would leave backstroke out in a heartbeat, because my 50 back is my slowest 50; even slower than my 50 breaststroke! :blush: (Yes, it's THAT bad... :afraid:)
75 fly would wonderful.
4 x 100 fly relay (I have teammates such that we would own the national record...)
300 IM (75 of each stroke)
Kicking races
SDK races
Fin races
Sill relays, like corkscrew stroke or 4 x 100 free and one has to do 5 pushups after each 25....
Hey Michael (bzaks1424), I know you're out there and will get to this thread any time now, so I'll beat you to it and make your nomination for you: BEER RELAY! :chug: :cheerleader:
75 fly would wonderful.
I have this feeling that events like the 75 or 150 fly are a symptom of "the grass is greener" syndrome. As in, "my 200 fly would have been just great...if it had ended at 150!"
But I have a suspicion that 75/150 fly would hurt just as badly as their longer counterparts...
While not exactly on topic, I wish smaller meets would be seeded mixed sex based on time. I think that would even out a lot of the heats and make for better racing.
Any-distance kick event (with or without board...though "with board" would be kind of fun)
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400 backstroke
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I might be willing to travel to Philadelphia for a meet with nonstandard events. But 2 x 400 breaststroke relay sounds unspeakably boring, so let me know if you are planning on offering that one...I don't think you can pay me enough money to sit through it...!
I would love to do a 400 backstroke, but if you were entered, Chris, the complexion of the event would be somewhat different for me than in your absence.
A kicking event with kick board would be fun too... and I can just imagine a swimmers flinging the board at the touchpad in desparation when it became clear that they were not going to win.
You are probably right about the 2x400 breaststroke realy. As a HS junior my team went to an all-relays meet. I was part of the 2x500 free relay. We won if I remember correctly, but I think the rest of the team went out for burgers while my team-mate and I were racing it:)
When I was an age group swimmer, we went to a "fun" meet at the end of the summer. One of the events was an IM relay. Each person swam 100 IM. What made it more interesting was that we had to have a swimmer from each age group (10 & under, 11-12, 13-14, 15 & over). It was exciting because the lead kept changing, depending on the stroke.
That is a great idea that could work in masters too. Require four swimmers to each represent a different age group.
While not exactly on topic, I wish smaller meets would be seeded mixed sex based on time. I think that would even out a lot of the heats and make for better racing.
That is common practice here.
While not exactly on topic, I wish smaller meets would be seeded mixed sex based on time. I think that would even out a lot of the heats and make for better racing.
I've been to 3 meets in the last year that do this. Heck, our recent LCM zone championship did it.
Of course you always have the people (cough cough Fortress cough) who complain about their lane assignments under this type of seeding system.
400 fly or 800 im.
4 x 200 medley relay, 4 x 200 im relay, 4 x 500 free relay.
I also like the idea of an "any order" im. That would be so interesting to watch or compete in.
