So I made this bet with my 9yo daughter. The bet was that if she swam 100 free (this past Sunday) within 30 seconds of what I swim it in (on the 28th), I would have to give her $20 (10 to her, 10 to her savings account). She is very competitive with me (we race down the slides at the swim center :duel:) and she loves to beat me.
So I was figuring on her going about 1:35-1:38, which means I would have to go about 1:05, really didn't that would be a problem. So what does she do? She nails her start and does THREE flips turns (she does them well in practice, she just isn't confident in them yet) and throws down a 1:29.37. I was thrilled, cause she looked great. Then I did the math :doh:, I gotta go sub 1:00. Maybe in a couple of months, sure, don't think I'm gonna get it in this meet. Ugh, nothing like a trash talking 9yo :rofl:.
Me and my big mouth, maybe I should have held out for 20 seconds??????
Paul
Parents
Former Member
100 IM - about 1:35 interval
100 Free - About 1:20
50 Free - 38
25 Free - 19
25 Fly - 18
25 Free - all out about 14.5 after a practice.
That's all I can remember now. So gimme your suggestions for the following:
100 IM
100 Free
50 Free
50 Fly
50 ***
I agree it is much better to estimate a time than swim NT. If you are in the 1:00-1:05 range for 100 fr SCY, you really don't want to be swimming with people who go 1:25. I think your post said those are times you hold in practice. It is interesting to compare your times to mine. I am one of those people who seems to race a bit better than I practice. An example:
My LCM 100 free sets usually repeat on a 1:40 to 1:45 interval - I'll repeat them between 1:28-1:32. I am really trashed at the end of 12x or 15x set like that. This summer at a USS meet I swam 100 free LCM at 1:03.8.
If you go 14.5 in 25 SCM free, that's about 13.0 25 SCY. If you are racing SCY, your dive will be worth minus 2 seconds. Plus it is a real race. So I'd say you should be able to go 26-27 secs 50 free SCY.
If you can go 27 seconds for 50 free, good splits for a 100 might be 29/32 or 1:01.
If you want to put seed times you're likely to beat, I'd go with 28.0 for 50 free and 1:04. I'd say you're capable of the 59 you need to keep up with your daughter!
100 IM - about 1:35 interval
100 Free - About 1:20
50 Free - 38
25 Free - 19
25 Fly - 18
25 Free - all out about 14.5 after a practice.
That's all I can remember now. So gimme your suggestions for the following:
100 IM
100 Free
50 Free
50 Fly
50 ***
I agree it is much better to estimate a time than swim NT. If you are in the 1:00-1:05 range for 100 fr SCY, you really don't want to be swimming with people who go 1:25. I think your post said those are times you hold in practice. It is interesting to compare your times to mine. I am one of those people who seems to race a bit better than I practice. An example:
My LCM 100 free sets usually repeat on a 1:40 to 1:45 interval - I'll repeat them between 1:28-1:32. I am really trashed at the end of 12x or 15x set like that. This summer at a USS meet I swam 100 free LCM at 1:03.8.
If you go 14.5 in 25 SCM free, that's about 13.0 25 SCY. If you are racing SCY, your dive will be worth minus 2 seconds. Plus it is a real race. So I'd say you should be able to go 26-27 secs 50 free SCY.
If you can go 27 seconds for 50 free, good splits for a 100 might be 29/32 or 1:01.
If you want to put seed times you're likely to beat, I'd go with 28.0 for 50 free and 1:04. I'd say you're capable of the 59 you need to keep up with your daughter!
