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?
Thanks to all who responded. Here is my informal summary of the top selections:
Tie for first with 7 votes each:
1) "any order" IM - swimmer's choice on stroke order. 1 vote for 200, 3 votes for 300, 1 vote for 400, 2 with distance unspecified
1) relay where all four (or more) members swim at the same time.
3) 400 stroke. Three votes for backstroke and one for fly. One person voted for a 500. Perhaps they would also be interested a 400.
Three-way tie for 4th with 3 votes each:
4) 800 IM. 3 votes.
4) Any equipment goes 100. 3 votes
4) 75, with 2 votes for fly and one for free
Four-way tie for 7th with two votes each:
7) 3-stroke IM - swimmer's choice on which stroke to drop. One vote for 150 and one for 300.
7) multi-age-group relay - each swimmer must represent a different age group.
7) sidestroke
7) kick with board
Some thoughts: I was disappointed that dolphin kick didn't get more votes. There were also some cool ideas not relevant to an SCY pool, such as the 100 LCM IM and open-water butterfly. Perhaps these can be used in summer.
Feel free to keep posting. I have no idea if anything will come of this, but I'll pass the resuts along.
Thanks to all who responded. Here is my informal summary of the top selections:
Tie for first with 7 votes each:
1) "any order" IM - swimmer's choice on stroke order. 1 vote for 200, 3 votes for 300, 1 vote for 400, 2 with distance unspecified
1) relay where all four (or more) members swim at the same time.
3) 400 stroke. Three votes for backstroke and one for fly. One person voted for a 500. Perhaps they would also be interested a 400.
Three-way tie for 4th with 3 votes each:
4) 800 IM. 3 votes.
4) Any equipment goes 100. 3 votes
4) 75, with 2 votes for fly and one for free
Four-way tie for 7th with two votes each:
7) 3-stroke IM - swimmer's choice on which stroke to drop. One vote for 150 and one for 300.
7) multi-age-group relay - each swimmer must represent a different age group.
7) sidestroke
7) kick with board
Some thoughts: I was disappointed that dolphin kick didn't get more votes. There were also some cool ideas not relevant to an SCY pool, such as the 100 LCM IM and open-water butterfly. Perhaps these can be used in summer.
Feel free to keep posting. I have no idea if anything will come of this, but I'll pass the resuts along.
