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PHOENIX, Arizona, March 4. THIS week's Swimming World<\/i> Blog Post of the Week comes from the blog OffTheDeck.net. Off The Deck is penned by self-entitled swim evangelist Rebecca Friedlander.<\/p>\n

While the bulk of swimmers would respond that either the 400 IM or the 1500\/1650 freestyle is the hardest event on their meet docket, Friedlander disagrees as stated in her blog:<\/p>\n

For me personally, the 200 breast is the hardest event. That stroke at that distance just wipes me out completely. I can do only one per practice (barely!), and I'm confident I've never, ever, swum it in a race. I think I struggle with the 200 breast partly because it's such a demanding stroke and partly because I have yet to find the technique that best suits my body and ability.<\/i><\/p>\n

What do you think is your hardest event? Let us know via Reaction Time, and when you are done here, make sure to check out the Off The Deck blog via the link below and let Friedlander know as well.<\/p>\n

Friedlander's choice of terminology when it comes to being a swim evangelist really hits the mark for what many of the bloggers do within the swimming community. It is each blogger's personal mission to spread their bit of the swimming world further and further. We applaud our bloggers for continuing this mission.<\/p>\n

Full text of Off The Deck<\/i> blog post.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"