Long Course Competition
The ideal scenario is to mix long/short course training each week but as we don't have this luxury it's essential to get exposure to long course competition
There are several world class swimmers who don't have access to regular long course training but they compensate for this by racing long course several times throughout the year.
Here is an interesting piece highlighting the fact
http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&itemid=5331&mid=8712
Cayman Swimming...
Long Course Racing....
whooshhhh!