FALL MEET
"The whistle blows
I take my spot on the block
I look down through the water
An old friend The "T"
It beckons me to dive in
Cap on ✅
Goggles set ✅
Muscles relaxed ✅
Ready
Thoughts race through my mind
Win the heat
Win the event
Beat my seed time
Just race
A familiar command "Take Your Mark"
Thoughts stop, as I fly off The blocks
It's all coming back to me now
Wall, flip, streamline kick
Get up and go
Stop breathing one last stroke
Fingers on the wall
Place, time doesn't matter this time
All that mattered is I raced
I'm home"
Now that the events for our fall meet have been posted a lot of you have asked what events you should swim. I have given it a lot of thought and I know we normally put together a strategy when picking an event, but as we all know this is not a normal time. Other than some summer races that you may have been lucky to have the majority of us have not had a true race since February so let’s have some fun with this meet.
The one event that I would like to see all of our 12 and under enter is the 100 IM. Why, first it allows us to see you put all your strokes together and will give us the perfect opportunity to use that crossover turn.
If your 13 and over then we are looking for that 200 IM. “What if I get DQ.? We have more faith in all of you and believe that you are ready to give it a go in competition. You may even surprise your self. This is exactly what early meets are designed for, new events new techniques. At some point you have to step out of that comfort zone and try out new events or race strategies.
With all of that being said the other 2 events we would like you to select the ones you enjoy like maybe the 50 free and then a distance event other than that IM. Be careful that you have at least 1 event in between to have enough recovery time. This meet is mixed gender so please take that into account.
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