Apologies if this is a very silly topic. :)
On Tuesdays I like to swim a hard 200m. My last 4 Tuesdays have seen 3:05-3:05-3:05-3:04. I was dreaming of 3:03 today.
I went to a different pool today, and during the length-swim time, no ropes were up. You find a black line and go! There were several people doing lengths. I was very surprised at the "sea-state" this created. It's amazing how much those ropes retard the waves. When swimming I could feel myself bouncing around!!
Anyway....I swam 3:11. WTF?? I can't believe that I was that slow. Maybe I'm just having a really off day.
Or....could the lack of ropes and presence of waves account for a difference of about 4%?
(Or am I just looking for excuses?) :)
Yes, no lane ropes can be a big difference - even if you were just swimming by yourself. Lane ropes damp down waves, let them get big enough and bounce off hard walls and that's a whole lot of turbulence you're swimming through.
Yes, no lane ropes can be a big difference - even if you were just swimming by yourself. Lane ropes damp down waves, let them get big enough and bounce off hard walls and that's a whole lot of turbulence you're swimming through.
