I had a curious thing happen this past weekend and I thought I would solicit input from foks.
My times in LCM events this past weekend were slightly slower than the same event times last fall in a SCM meet. I find it hard to believe I am slower as the meet a year ago was my first one ever and I had only just returned to swimming. However, I was so nervous that maybe the andrenaline gave me extra power, who knows.
My question for y'all is what factors (external to those of my own ability) could cause this? The outdoor pool was relatively shallow (going from 5'6" to 4') and it was hot (84 degrees+). The indoor pool of last fall was cool and much deeper.
I am holding out hope that there is some reason other than I just blew it this past weekend. Thank you for your input.
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I've played with some of those conversion tools, and I have found that they generate a difference of at least 2 seconds per 100 meters; in some races it's more, A LOT MORE.
I'd say that if your LCM times are only slightly slower than your previous SCM times, you have shown very substantial improvement.
Matt
I've played with some of those conversion tools, and I have found that they generate a difference of at least 2 seconds per 100 meters; in some races it's more, A LOT MORE.
I'd say that if your LCM times are only slightly slower than your previous SCM times, you have shown very substantial improvement.
Matt
