conversion yds to meters

Or you can check out the time converter at: www.swiminfo.com/results/conversions.asp

Originally posted by tecumseh9 I have not swum long course in many years and realizing it is different for everyone but what some of the people out there use as a "personal conversion factor" between short course yards and long course meters. A meter is approximately 10% further than a yard, but I add 12% to a short course time to account for the greater number of turns in short course. Adding 12% seems to give me a fairly accurate estimate (surely better than adding 10% would).

of course there are those people who find it very difficult to swim even remotely close to the converted times using any of the methods described here. Yes for me some of them work, for others, they're so far away, its comical. I've swam every event in every course for the past few years. So I've got some history to work with, some of my events are close to swiminfo.com conversions but not all. Just keep in mind, what kind of pool you're regularly working out in. If it isn't long course add some more time in. And remember those will be your new base times in LCM.... happy swimming. Karla

Hope you are not a backstroker suddenly swimming outside for the first time! Haven't seen a conversion for that!!! :p

I feel your pain with outdoor backstroke. It is a tough adjustment. Do you have lanelines? That will allow you to hug the laneline to hold your line. And don't forget stroke drills to "straighten" your stroke. Good Luck!

Originally posted by coach guy I feel your pain with outdoor backstroke. It is a tough adjustment. Do you have lanelines? That will allow you to hug the laneline to hold your line. I did better than that at my first outdoor meer: I bumped the lane line. Over and over and over again. It totally killed my times!

Most swim stores on the web have a simple slide rule converter that's easy to do the # conversions. I think I got mine at www.kiefer.com for $3. I love LCM because the less flip turns the better. :)