Others will train in the late group on those days. All swimmers will do a predetermined minimum amount of quality on meet days. Those who are entered in events that do not total that minimum, will do the remaining quality yards in warm up. There will always be a practice on the day students return from vacations or long weekends. Swimming may be the most demanding sport for which to train.
Practices are invaluable.
Study time should be carefully scheduled so that the Choate swimmer gets enough sleep. A workout done by an overtired swimmer may be a wasted workout. If procrastination forces a swimmer to have to borrow study time from swim practice hours, both class work and swimming performance will suffer. It is not fair to the team for a swimmer to structure his or her day like that. There are valid reasons for missing practice, however.