I am considering participating in a long course meet, though I have never even seen a 50-meter pool in person, let alone practiced in one. I will NOT have the opportunity to practice in one before the meet. How much more difficult is long course meters than short course yards (e.g. no walls to push off from? How should I modify my training in my 25-yard pool to prepare? Also, I recall a chart that converted short-course times into long course, but I don't remember where I saw it. Any ideas?
The toughest thing for me with long course is that I'm so habitualized to expect a wall every 25 yards that it seems to take forever to get to the end of the pool. The antidote, I think, is to swim some practices in a long course pool if you can find one. This will help retrain your mindset a little so the distance doesn't seem so freaky.
Here's the web site for the coverter:
www.swiminfo.com/.../conversions.asp
The toughest thing for me with long course is that I'm so habitualized to expect a wall every 25 yards that it seems to take forever to get to the end of the pool. The antidote, I think, is to swim some practices in a long course pool if you can find one. This will help retrain your mindset a little so the distance doesn't seem so freaky.
Here's the web site for the coverter:
www.swiminfo.com/.../conversions.asp
