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?
I know there are some 33-meter pools. I'd like to do a meet in one of those. I could do very well in a 33 free.
My summer league pool as a child was 33 1/3 meters. For 25-meter races, you swam to the red flags. For 50-meter races, you swam down and back to the yellow flags. The timers leaned over the side of the pool and timed you as you went under the flags.
For relays, you swam one length or sometimes two depending on the age group. It's actually a nice distance to swim. Sadly, they rebuilt the pool a few years ago and now it's 25 meters.
One of the other nearby pools was 37.5 meters. My age group team trained in that one summer. I have never been so sick of swimming 150s and 300s in my life. Not sure if they've rebuilt that one or not.
I know there are some 33-meter pools. I'd like to do a meet in one of those. I could do very well in a 33 free.
My summer league pool as a child was 33 1/3 meters. For 25-meter races, you swam to the red flags. For 50-meter races, you swam down and back to the yellow flags. The timers leaned over the side of the pool and timed you as you went under the flags.
For relays, you swam one length or sometimes two depending on the age group. It's actually a nice distance to swim. Sadly, they rebuilt the pool a few years ago and now it's 25 meters.
One of the other nearby pools was 37.5 meters. My age group team trained in that one summer. I have never been so sick of swimming 150s and 300s in my life. Not sure if they've rebuilt that one or not.
