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?
In swimming there could be a 50freex50freex200freex100free. Cool right?
Back in high school we swam a relay meet at the beginning of each season that had a crescendo free relay. It went 50, 100, 150, 200. I think it's a pretty common race at relay meets. The other fun one is the backstroke relay where everyone except the leadoff swimmer does a forward start and then flips over before surfacing.
I would like to see a relay where all four members swim at the same time. Your team is done when the last person touches the wall. So for example, the race could be 500 yards. Strategy, drafting, and team unity would be key.
This is a great idea! It's very similar to the team pursuit event in speed skating (maybe cycling, too?). If you wanted to make it similar to the skating event you'd have only two teams in the water at the same time and they'd start from opposite ends of the pool. It's single elimination, so times are really irrelevant.
In swimming there could be a 50freex50freex200freex100free. Cool right?
Back in high school we swam a relay meet at the beginning of each season that had a crescendo free relay. It went 50, 100, 150, 200. I think it's a pretty common race at relay meets. The other fun one is the backstroke relay where everyone except the leadoff swimmer does a forward start and then flips over before surfacing.
I would like to see a relay where all four members swim at the same time. Your team is done when the last person touches the wall. So for example, the race could be 500 yards. Strategy, drafting, and team unity would be key.
This is a great idea! It's very similar to the team pursuit event in speed skating (maybe cycling, too?). If you wanted to make it similar to the skating event you'd have only two teams in the water at the same time and they'd start from opposite ends of the pool. It's single elimination, so times are really irrelevant.
