Originally Posted by
cmyke
What I was trying to say was it seems like the new CAT 5ers learned how to doggie paddle, yet they're desperately trying to enter the 400m freestyle.
I'd say that's a gross overestimation of the difference between 4 and 5. What you describe is more like the difference between 5 and *2*.
I guess I was under the misconception that each CAT was essentially a learning curve, which resulted in an upgrade when you got an "A," rather than a holding ground for you to complete a specific amount of races, regardless of skill.
It's different for each category. To go from 5 to 4 you need 10 mass starts. STARTs, not wins, not podium finishes, not top 10s, heck, not even finishes. 4 -> 3 requires some actual work
