I checked myself and I swam a 50 meter swim in ...35.25 with fins
yet! I did it again 34.35, 34.83. Now I did a pool side start..(in the pool from the wall )not a real Olympic dive in start and I was "cheating" with my fins..and fiddleing with the watch as I timed myself and lost a couple of seconds so my time was actually a bit better but hey at a half a century I need some extra help! The womens world record is 24:82. The mens 21:87 . Now lets see how fast we are at 50 meter freestyle. If you use a pool side start put (ps) after your time.= pool start.If you use fins put (f) after your time or (psf) =pool start fins.
If you leap in with a person timing you ..use no abbeviation. That would be olympic style and equal to the real world record times. Check your pool lenght for meters or yards. This is for fun.. Its fine to use fins ect ..just to see how close to these world class swims you can get and get a real idea of how fast these top swimmers are.. Remember that in real racing theres no fins..and theres a leap in start. Just give a god try and if you use fins note. A pool side start will not give the same times as a dive in start..not everyone can do a dive in start because of pool rules.
or other things.. just state (ps) pool side start. And remember a pool side start will take about 2 seconds off your swim time if you had did a leap in start so add it in for your own estimate of how fast you are. "READY...GO!"
What's up with the fins? Fins may be fine for occassional kick sets or some other coaching directed effort but will totally ruin your overall stroke and body balance if used consistently, especially for racing.
Drop the fins, race for real.
What's up with the fins? Fins may be fine for occassional kick sets or some other coaching directed effort but will totally ruin your overall stroke and body balance if used consistently, especially for racing.
Drop the fins, race for real.
