Hello,
I have heard people say that some pools are 'fast,' but never really thought too much about it before a recent meet I swam in.
Our AZ State Long Course (50m) meets had usually been held at the Phoenix Swim Club, and I competed in several meets there. This year, it was held at the ASU Mona Plummer facility.
I know that it is possible for improvement over a year, especially with the coaching staff I'm exposed to, but is it really possible to shed 2 seconds in a 50m ***? Or over 8 seconds in the 200m *** over a year? About 9 seconds in the 800m free...
No, I have not (yet) purchased a full-body suit, but have considered that for some time. I have heard that they can make a difference too.
I guess I'm just trying to see if I can take the credit as self improvements, or if the ASU pool is significantly 'faster' than the Phoenix Swim Club.
Any comments would be most appreciated. Thanks.
Tim Murphy
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There certainly are pools faster than others. Just think back to the days (if you are old enough) when lane separators were thin ropes held afloat by cork rings spaced out every 4 feet or so. There have been many improvements since that time such as those mentioned in this thread.
However, even today, in our neck of the woods, you can still swim in short course pools with 6 narrow lanes that are barely deep enough to flip turn in the shallow end and have no gutters at the ends. Races in these pools (especially fly) remind me of swimming in the sea during the surfing days of my youth.
Anyway, enough digression, my question is: was the Cleveland SU pool fast? (faster than Federal Way?)
Prior to the Nationals someone reported the pool to be 'mythically fast' in its short course configuration. There were good times at the pool but were there any mythical ones?
Ian.
There certainly are pools faster than others. Just think back to the days (if you are old enough) when lane separators were thin ropes held afloat by cork rings spaced out every 4 feet or so. There have been many improvements since that time such as those mentioned in this thread.
However, even today, in our neck of the woods, you can still swim in short course pools with 6 narrow lanes that are barely deep enough to flip turn in the shallow end and have no gutters at the ends. Races in these pools (especially fly) remind me of swimming in the sea during the surfing days of my youth.
Anyway, enough digression, my question is: was the Cleveland SU pool fast? (faster than Federal Way?)
Prior to the Nationals someone reported the pool to be 'mythically fast' in its short course configuration. There were good times at the pool but were there any mythical ones?
Ian.
