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
OK, so here's what I'm gonna try and get my seed times set to.
100 IM - 1:18
100 Free - 1:05
50 Free - 28
50 *** - 42
50 Fly - 35
25 Free - 13
25 Back - 16
25 Fly - 15
25 *** - 20
Those seem like reasonable times based upon current progress (tho my coach seems to think that 26 is more reasonable for 50 free, I disagree, I prefer to be a little cautious)
So if there are no dissenters, this is what I will try to get them changed to. May God have mercy on me. :cry:
Paul
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!
Huh? What? What did I miss here? A little early in my 2nd swim career to have grudges. I thought there was at least a 1 meet minimum????? :confused:
Why wait? Get yourself a secret nemesis while you're at it too!
SwimStud: Hopefully I don't have a failure to launch.
Fort: How do I get outta here???????
Paul
First Law of Holes - When you find yourself in one STOP DIGGING!!!!!!
Welcome to the asylum.
At least we have fun here in the colonies.
Paul, I "found" my secret nemesis at this very meet in October 2005. It was my first meet as a masters swimmer. She's since disappeared from competition though, so I'm in the market for a new one. LOL.
OK, so here's what I'm gonna try and get my seed times set to.
100 IM - 1:18
100 Free - 1:05
50 Free - 28
50 *** - 42
50 Fly - 35
25 Free - 13
25 Back - 16
25 Fly - 15
25 *** - 20
Those seem like reasonable times based upon current progress (tho my coach seems to think that 26 is more reasonable for 50 free, I disagree, I prefer to be a little cautious)
So if there are no dissenters, this is what I will try to get them changed to. May God have mercy on me. :cry:
Paul
Paul I'd say we have a race on our hands for the 100FR :wine:
SwimStud: Hopefully I don't have a failure to launch.
Fort: How do I get outta here???????
Paul
First Law of Holes - When you find yourself in one STOP DIGGING!!!!!!
Welcome to the asylum.
I should be OK on the turn. But I'm still a little erratic on my distance, hopefully I can get the 45 degree leg extension push off instead of just the toes :wine:
Paul
