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?
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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.
The only problem with a crecendo is the 200 free can win the whole race for the group.
I too like the idea of a 500 pursuit relay. To make it more interesting, you require every one to lead at least 2 lengths. Distance swimmers kind of get left out at relay meets so this could be a good way to include them.
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.
The only problem with a crecendo is the 200 free can win the whole race for the group.
I too like the idea of a 500 pursuit relay. To make it more interesting, you require every one to lead at least 2 lengths. Distance swimmers kind of get left out at relay meets so this could be a good way to include them.
