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.
That is a great idea that could work in masters too. Require four swimmers to each represent a different age group.
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.
