I am wondering if there are commonly used metrics for use by fitness swimmers to measure their progress. As we all know it is easier to maintain motivation if one feels one is improving. What I am looking for are things the non-competitive swimmer can use to measure their progress in the pool. Metrics that could be measured in club workouts would be ideal.
Some of things that come to mind are distance in a given time (T60, T30, T20, T15, T10, T5) and time for distance (400m, 1000m, 1500m, 5km). Also some sort of stroke count metric might be good, 50m time plus stroke count being the most commonly cited.
My goal is to embed these into an online log that people can use to track their progress.
Any suggestions?
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Originally posted by Conniekat8
I'm actually looking to help my coach set up an online accessible team management application, along with ability to do online coaching. It's one of my longer term tasks...
He's the swimming guru, I'm the business and computer geek-ette.
Do you like it? Do you find it useful?
Any other products you looked at?
My interest stems from the fact that Masters Swimming Canada is moving in the direction of providing this kind of functionality to it clubs and swimmers across the country. Maybe this is something you could do for USMS instead of just your coach? The broader audience might make it more economical.
The beginnings of the MSC site are at http://MyMSC.ca
People seem to be having fun with the training distance log, seeing how they rank and how their club ranks. There's a lot of room for additional statistics and features.
Anna Lea, the resting pulse rate is a good one, thanks.
Despite the controversy I think that something that allows you to track your strokes/length versus speed over time would be useful too.
