Alright, guys, I got a meet coming up and I need some advice
Former Member
It's going to be June 4th and 5th in Pleasanton, CA.
I'll be doing five events a day for a total of ten. Last February, I did eight events at a meet and I decided I wanted to top that when I registered for this meet.
Now, with the meet fast approaching, I had been considering dropping some events ahead of time and getting refunds. Then I was informed I couldn't do that. Uh oh.
The circumstances are... I wasn't in the pool for two weeks up to last Friday. Due to a combination of having been sick three weeks ago, accumulating bad decisions, and having to study for finals (which are now finally over, thank every deity that was ever believed in), I missed a whole lotta swim time. Looking back on it, I realize now it was a big, big mistake, although I wonder how I would've done on finals. And whether I could've balanced the two, school and pool. That might've been risker in regards to my grades, though... ah, well. Anyway, I digress too much...
My events, in order:
day 1:
200 IM
200 free
100 back
400 free (first time)
100 free
day 2:
400 IM (first time)
100 ***
200 back
100 fly
50 free
You can probably tell which of the events I wanted to refund. I suppose I could always scratch, but I don't really want to. I did enough of that at the last meet when I was sick. I want to take this thing head-on.
So, I would highly appreciate it if you could all offer me maybe one short sentence or even a single word of advice about each of the events (or just some specific ones).
Thanks in advance.
Parents
Former Member
Its probably a combination of the faact that the freestyle events were shortly after another event and your body is not used to the fast turnaround of fast swimming (well that's what I put my slow 200 free down to in Feb) and that you are starting to plateau on your freestyle improvement, so will not see a time drop at every competition.
Last summer just getting back into swimming I swam a 1.04 high on 100 yd free and almost dropped dead at the end of it. In Feb I swam a 1.04 low, soon after a 50 fly, leapt out of the pool and had to get into gear for the 500 free. So while I was disappointed I hadn't swum faster (I wanted to go 1.02x) I was also pleased how much better and fitter I felt. :blah: What was I saying? Oh yes....you are likely a faster swimmer than you were a few months back, just not under those particular circumstances.
Its probably a combination of the faact that the freestyle events were shortly after another event and your body is not used to the fast turnaround of fast swimming (well that's what I put my slow 200 free down to in Feb) and that you are starting to plateau on your freestyle improvement, so will not see a time drop at every competition.
Last summer just getting back into swimming I swam a 1.04 high on 100 yd free and almost dropped dead at the end of it. In Feb I swam a 1.04 low, soon after a 50 fly, leapt out of the pool and had to get into gear for the 500 free. So while I was disappointed I hadn't swum faster (I wanted to go 1.02x) I was also pleased how much better and fitter I felt. :blah: What was I saying? Oh yes....you are likely a faster swimmer than you were a few months back, just not under those particular circumstances.
