If the major car companies, electronics companies and other industries can get together ad agree on certain industry standards, why not swimming? Do you think that all computer firms just suddenly come up with the USB? No, they all agreed to the design, capabilities and limitations, so all could compete and flourish on par.
Same goes for swimming, but it hasn't happened yet. Lap or Length have been argued to death here, with no consensus. This morning I was reminded of another set of easily confused terms; build and descend. I was taught that build meant increase speed (or at least effort) during the individual swim you are about to perform, descend was to make each swim in a set a little faster, so the last 100 (or whatever the distance) was faster than the first one .
Anyone else have terms of inconsistency or ambiguity? Can we get the coaches to issue forth a letter of understanding on certain terms, so we have an interchangeable vernacular across the country?
That's what I was trying to say - meaning that, since you're going for the fastest average possible, you have to go all out from the beginning, whether you think you can maintain that time or not.
I disagree with this. For a successful best average set you have to know your own body and fitness level very well. If you go too fast on the first one or two you may fall apart later in the set. If your fastest swim is your last one then you haven't swum the set correctly.
My standard best average set is 10 X 50 meters on the 3:00. I try to keep my average time at :30 or below. If I'm 29.5 on the first one I'm minus .5. In order to keep track while I'm delerious, it's just easier to do the +/- calculation in my head. If, at the end of the 10th repeat I'm +2 my average time was 30.2. Make sense?
That's what I was trying to say - meaning that, since you're going for the fastest average possible, you have to go all out from the beginning, whether you think you can maintain that time or not.
I disagree with this. For a successful best average set you have to know your own body and fitness level very well. If you go too fast on the first one or two you may fall apart later in the set. If your fastest swim is your last one then you haven't swum the set correctly.
My standard best average set is 10 X 50 meters on the 3:00. I try to keep my average time at :30 or below. If I'm 29.5 on the first one I'm minus .5. In order to keep track while I'm delerious, it's just easier to do the +/- calculation in my head. If, at the end of the 10th repeat I'm +2 my average time was 30.2. Make sense?
