LCM is the Olympic distance and my favorite venue,but even though it is "long course" it gets short shrift. With SCY Nationals completed,my thoughts turn to LCM,but here in Oregon,and I suppose many other LMSCs, most swimmers either think about open water or about vacations. Many areas don't have easy access to 50M pools,but I find I can train SCY to swim LCM with a few modifications.It can be hard to find meets though.In Oregon,I have been told by coaches, that it is hard to schedule LCM meets since almost every weekend has an open water swim scheduled.Open water is fine for the people who like it,but come on,LCM is the Olympic distance. LCM Nationals tends to attract about half the entries that SCY Nationals does,for a variety of reasons,but I would hope that more of you would accept the challenge.Try it,you'll like it.
I love LCM, especially since Meniere's prevents me from doing flip turns, and my open turns aren't as fast as my flip turns used to be (prior to developing Meniere's). I also love the feeling of just going andnot having to break my rhythm so soon.
Unfortunately, there is nowhere near where I live to train LCM. :sad: The Steve Lundquist Aquatic Center converts to LCM ony for about one week in July for a meet. Otherwise, it's short course. It's a bummer.
I love LCM, especially since Meniere's prevents me from doing flip turns, and my open turns aren't as fast as my flip turns used to be (prior to developing Meniere's). I also love the feeling of just going andnot having to break my rhythm so soon.
Unfortunately, there is nowhere near where I live to train LCM. :sad: The Steve Lundquist Aquatic Center converts to LCM ony for about one week in July for a meet. Otherwise, it's short course. It's a bummer.
