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?) :)
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It can make a rather large difference, particularly if you are sharing the pool with a number of others. I find myself in this situation somewhat often at our local pool. As to being in a lane near the wall, I'd say if that wall has a spill over gutter to 'absorb' the waves you would probably be better off there than in the middle of the pool.
It can make a rather large difference, particularly if you are sharing the pool with a number of others. I find myself in this situation somewhat often at our local pool. As to being in a lane near the wall, I'd say if that wall has a spill over gutter to 'absorb' the waves you would probably be better off there than in the middle of the pool.
