2023 Fall Time Trial and Distance Meet Recap

2023 FALL TIME TRIAL AND DISTANCE MEET RECAP

On November 12th, 228 IST athletes traveled to Snohomish Aquatic Center for the 2023 Fall Time Trial and Distance Meet. 

The Fall Time Trial served as another opportunity for our Surge, Sockeye, and Senior athletes aged 14&u to compete in core events (25s, 50s, or 100s of the strokes). It also represented the first of two meet opportunities for our Steelhead swimmers. Surge, Sockeye, and Senior swimmers used the weekend to practice race strategies and clean up race details while Steelhead swimmers acquainted themselves with the meet process (warm ups, checking in with coaches, staging, etc.)

The Distance Meet represented the first time that most IST athletes will swim the mile event. Some participated in this event for the first time ever! For swimmers new to the event, the goal was to welcome the challenge of competing in the mile for the first time while practicing the mental focus required for distance freestyle events. For swimmers who had done the race before, the goal was to improve the execution of our 1650 race strategy and demonstrate growth in the quality of the race (for example, consistent pacing, stroke maintenance, aggression, etc.)