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?
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. When I was coaching awhile ago, we went to a relay meet: backstroke relay, butterfly relay, etc. That was fun also.
Would I travel for such a meet, probably not. It would be fun locally, but I don't think I'd spend the money for travel and lodging when there are so many other meets.
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. When I was coaching awhile ago, we went to a relay meet: backstroke relay, butterfly relay, etc. That was fun also.
Would I travel for such a meet, probably not. It would be fun locally, but I don't think I'd spend the money for travel and lodging when there are so many other meets.
