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?
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:)
Any-distance kick event (with or without board...though "with board" would be kind of fun)
...
400 backstroke
...
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:)
