The last meet I swam in there was a cheater. Here he is pre race and I also videod theactual meet. YouTube - True Adventures of Chad: Swim Meet
Cheater? I didn't see a cheater? Wait.. was someone wearing a banned suit? hee-hee
Back to the original question.
In 2010 I did 12 - - 7 LCM, 4 SCM and only 1 SCY.
Only one in the US, another one in Sweeden (Worlds Champs.) and all the others in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, etc...).
And yes, I do miss the technical suits. A lot. I competed more this year just trying to adapt to the old way of swimming. I am still quite behind my best results...
I only started in July, but I swam 3 this year. Hoped to do more, but it turns out swimming and coaching little league conflict often. Looking at the schedules, I should manage at least 8 this year, assuming the second half of the year is similar to last.
I generally swim 1 meet per month with a few 2 per month.
Most of mine are local USA meets, only 4 are usually masters meets since I have to drive and stay in a hotel for most of those.
When I swim with the kids if it is a 2 day meet and I am swimming with the seniors I can usually get my warmups and warmdowns in. If it is a one day short meet (pick 3 format) I tend to just swim and not really try and swim fast. It is more about showing the kids I coach that your never too old to swim and that YES coach can actually swim and beat some of them.
2 that can leave me in the dust and about 4 that are starting to creap into my time ranges now. Should be an interesting year.
