...
Thanks Jim, just don't give me any crap for the 50 free like certain others. :rofl: I never swam it in SCM.
Fortress,
You are going to have to make a point to swim the 50m free.
A long forum debate before your time, determined the 50 free to be the "top of the pecking-order event", above all others.
At least that's how I saw it.....
Ian.
BTW, did you check out Dmitri's great SCM 50 time in the 45's? Must be all those Popov lessons. Congratulations to him too!
Jim Clemmons 200 *** SCM 2:50.89
Jim Clemmons 200 *** LCM 2:50.48
impressive!!! :bow: :notworthy: :dedhorse:
Allen made me do the 2:50.48 LCM. It was his fault.
Maybe you should try backstroke?
I have a bad shoulder (not technique related) that objects to backstroke and knees that object to breaststroke.
Hence I dabble in fly, which continues to remain a bit of a mystery to me, never having swum it when young.
Ian.
There are usually a lot of Americans in the short course rankings, but I bet lots of people took time off after worlds and were not in shape during the SCM season.
Looking through the SCM listings, it looks like masters team USA has a boatload of competiton from the rest of the world. In some events, there's only 1 USA swimmer on the list. Are we just slow or does this possibly reflect the fact that we don't swim SCM that much because we are busy swimming SCY too?
I haven't gotten thru both genders and all the age groups so I'm just speculating based on your statement.
I think a lot of US masters swimmers took the rest of the year off after World's. Some are still out....Our SCY meets were slightly smaller this year than average I believe.
Jim, I hope you've been reading the breaststroke turn thread because obviously your turns stink if you swim the same time short course and long course! ;)
Actually, I just had an "off-meet" that particular weekend. Never really tapered for it thinking I was going to travel to the Long Beach SPMA meet in December, but something came up and I just failed to make the trip happen. I'm usually in the 2:45 ballpark rested.
Our "turns" can always use focus nonetheless.
I'm often in the same boat you are. I don't swim too many SCM meets, but when I do I sometimes realize I swam the same time or better long course just a few months previously.
Tell me when/ how that happens. I'm still in a very physically and mentally abusive relationship with it.
:shakeshead:
I don't know yet! I've only swum it once! :rofl: I'm still in the "trying" phase. You'll have to ask the other FAF Sista. The 100 free is her fav event, as you know.
It just wasn't as bad as I thought. (But I did loaf the second length and was scolded for it.) I don't know if I'll get a chance to have a "physically and mentally abusive relationship" with it. I probably won't even get a chance to swim it in SCM because of the paucity of meets anyway.
You don't need to swim that one. You're much more diverse. Go swim that 400 IM again. :thhbbb:
I'm even trying to fall in love with the 100 free.
Tell me when/ how that happens. I'm still in a very physically and mentally abusive relationship with it.
:shakeshead:
