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?
... BEER RELAY! :chug:
I just went to a 2 day meet last weekend (Steve Barden Memorial Masters Swim Meet, 9/18-19, 2010, hosted by Asheville Masters) that featured a fun event at the end of each day. The 1st day was 100 choice with fins, the second day a 4x50 free relay where you had to stop at the far end and chug 8 oz. of beer or Gatorade (yours truely chose beer, of course!)
That was fun! Even though I duct taped my flippers to my feet, one still flew off halfway through the race, alas. I thought duct tape was supposed to work for everything?!?! The relay was a hoot too, and everyone was in good spirits when the meet ended. Thanks to Asheville Masters for making it fun!
My choices for non-standard events -- Anything with fins, what fun! Also 500 and 1000 stroke (back, *** or fly) and 800 IM. Ok sprinters ... 25 stroke as well. The Aussies do this right.
... BEER RELAY! :chug:
I just went to a 2 day meet last weekend (Steve Barden Memorial Masters Swim Meet, 9/18-19, 2010, hosted by Asheville Masters) that featured a fun event at the end of each day. The 1st day was 100 choice with fins, the second day a 4x50 free relay where you had to stop at the far end and chug 8 oz. of beer or Gatorade (yours truely chose beer, of course!)
That was fun! Even though I duct taped my flippers to my feet, one still flew off halfway through the race, alas. I thought duct tape was supposed to work for everything?!?! The relay was a hoot too, and everyone was in good spirits when the meet ended. Thanks to Asheville Masters for making it fun!
My choices for non-standard events -- Anything with fins, what fun! Also 500 and 1000 stroke (back, *** or fly) and 800 IM. Ok sprinters ... 25 stroke as well. The Aussies do this right.
