When a new masters swimmer asked on a different thread for a meters to yard conversion utility, I referred her to the following site:
www.swiminfo.com/.../conversions.asp
Unfortunately, as another poster quickly pointed out, this site will soon be available only to those who pay for it.
I am wondering if someone with some computer savvy could recreate this very useful utility for us masters, then post it in an area of the USMS web site where we could access it for free.
This same area could also include some other useful tools for swimmers. There is, for example, a fun (though perhaps somewhat suspect) "future times predictor" for aging swimmers at:
http://n3times.com/swimtimes/
In addition, my friend and teammate Bill White wrote an Excel spreadsheet (so far not posted on the web) that allows you to easily calculate your 100 pace for distance swims. You can either input the total distance and total time and it will give you your average 100; or you can input the average 100 you hope to swim and the total distance, and it will crank out what your overall time will be if you can hold that pace.
Anyhow, I propose the USMS web site add a new section called something like "Swimmers Tool Box" that collects, in one place, all these useful and/or just fun-to-play-around-with utilities we can come up with. I know many of the posters here are brilliant amateur mathematicians, who enjoy inventing these things; maybe we could even have an annual award for whatever new calculator we users vote as the most interesting! Kind of like a Touring Prize (is that the right name) for swimming math esoterica!
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Well, I agree that there are other factors than age. Also, our qualifying times are a good measure. Its base upon 10 percent slower than the 10th fastest person in the age group. In 50 yard Breaststroke, 40-44 year old women are at 37.39 and at 45-49 are at 39.57 and a 50-54 at 42.04. Some of it is related to the fact that those in the 50-54 age group are probably not as likely to swim pre-masters as the 40-44. Some of it is most likely age. There is not much difference from women's 50 yard *** from age 19 to 44. The differances becomes greater in each age group from 45 and above.
Well, I agree that there are other factors than age. Also, our qualifying times are a good measure. Its base upon 10 percent slower than the 10th fastest person in the age group. In 50 yard Breaststroke, 40-44 year old women are at 37.39 and at 45-49 are at 39.57 and a 50-54 at 42.04. Some of it is related to the fact that those in the 50-54 age group are probably not as likely to swim pre-masters as the 40-44. Some of it is most likely age. There is not much difference from women's 50 yard *** from age 19 to 44. The differances becomes greater in each age group from 45 and above.
