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 think Emmett hits it with 25 vs 50 are very different. I've found it many times can simply come down to personal preference of what works for the individual swimmer. I prefer 50 meter swimming over 25 anyday. I have much better times swimming in a 50 meter pool. I only found that out when I joined a pool with convertible bulkheads that has it set at 50 meters about 1/3 of the year.
I think Emmett hits it with 25 vs 50 are very different. I've found it many times can simply come down to personal preference of what works for the individual swimmer. I prefer 50 meter swimming over 25 anyday. I have much better times swimming in a 50 meter pool. I only found that out when I joined a pool with convertible bulkheads that has it set at 50 meters about 1/3 of the year.
