I've spent a little time looking over this site
to find out how much I don't know about the
current Masters Swimming scene.
And also, what I might be able to
do to become competitive.
Something quite new seems to be races
that are only one-length of a short-course pool.
25 Yards and 25 Meters.
Where is the organization going with that ?
Will they be considered
for Top-Ten rankings ?
How did it get started ?
Old-N-Slow
I have competed in a 20 yard pool.
It was about turns, not swimming.
Yes, there was-when I was young -
competition in 110, 220, 440 yards,
which seemed to replicate the
metric versions of those events.
I have no memory of an 880 yard event, but why not.
Perhaps the 20 yard pool was an alternative
for applications with either less space, or less cost ?
Difficult to swim a 110 yard race in a 20 yard pool,
but they did it. Just drape the "false-start-rope"
across at mid pool, and judge the finish by
who touches the rope 1st.
What was the mile equivalent of
1500 meters, swum in a 55 yard pool ?
55 yards x 30 = 1,650 yards ~= 1509 meters
Was 1500 meters in a 55 yard pool another "rope finish ?"
I once competed in a 50 meter race
at the pool on Coronado, in California.
My time disappointed, until I realized that
was an old 55 yard pool,
which is LONGER than 50 meters.
55 yards = 50.292 meters.
I have competed in a 20 yard pool.
It was about turns, not swimming.
Yes, there was-when I was young -
competition in 110, 220, 440 yards,
which seemed to replicate the
metric versions of those events.
I have no memory of an 880 yard event, but why not.
Perhaps the 20 yard pool was an alternative
for applications with either less space, or less cost ?
Difficult to swim a 110 yard race in a 20 yard pool,
but they did it. Just drape the "false-start-rope"
across at mid pool, and judge the finish by
who touches the rope 1st.
What was the mile equivalent of
1500 meters, swum in a 55 yard pool ?
55 yards x 30 = 1,650 yards ~= 1509 meters
Was 1500 meters in a 55 yard pool another "rope finish ?"
I once competed in a 50 meter race
at the pool on Coronado, in California.
My time disappointed, until I realized that
was an old 55 yard pool,
which is LONGER than 50 meters.
55 yards = 50.292 meters.
