What's "slow"?

RE: What's "slow"?

FindingMyInnerFish — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:23:23 GMT

My plan, FMIF, is to learn fly when I'm 80 and go right for the 200. All the real flyers will have shot their shoulders out by then (thereby reducing the competition), and my team will love me for all the points. And best of all, everyone will say, "Wow, a 2Fly at her age...she must be a true athlete!" :drink: Seriously, "fast for one's self" is where it's at for me. I like how you think! We must get together sometime and talk strategy! :D

RE: What's "slow"?

Former Member — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:27:31 GMT

Well, there's objectively fast as in the high-end Olympic swimmer fast... and there's "fast for oneself," which could be any speed. As someone who's never broken two minutes in 100 free (scy... for get about meters!), I'd be ecstatic with 1:59.99! Slow: Slow in general or slow for oneself? Unless I suddenly and miraculously got a world record along with a PB (ha, you guys will start extolling the virtues of water aerobics and noodles, and Bush will declare himself a Democrat before that happens), my PB would likely be thought slow by some, fast by me. But I just keep on swimming. Eventually when I'm 99, I might set a world a.g. record, and how cool would that be! :groovy: My plan, FMIF, is to learn fly when I'm 80 and go right for the 200. All the real flyers will have shot their shoulders out by then (thereby reducing the competition), and my team will love me for all the points. And best of all, everyone will say, "Wow, a 2Fly at her age...she must be a true athlete!" :drink: Seriously, "fast for one's self" is where it's at for me.

RE: What's "slow"?

indyswimbag — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:45:54 GMT

take your pick....watching me try and sprint OR watching me try back/fly!:agree:

RE: What's "slow"?

Former Member — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:32:12 GMT

But think of yourself as FAST. It's all relative... You aren't slower than ME! I probably am.

RE: What's "slow"?

FindingMyInnerFish — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:37:45 GMT

Me. :drown: :cry: But think of yourself as FAST. It's all relative... You aren't slower than ME!

RE: What's "slow"?

Former Member — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:46:52 GMT

These are all really good points - it's true we can't PB all the time, but it is truly a "masters" perspective on swimming! :agree:

RE: What's "slow"?

Former Member — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:23:57 GMT

Me. :drown: :cry:

RE: What's "slow"?

rtodd — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:42:16 GMT

Deep down I know comparatively speaking, my 100 is slow. But if I PB, I say to myself, that was fast.

RE: What's "slow"?

Former Member — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:47:26 GMT

And some people are just never happy.

RE: What's "slow"?

FindingMyInnerFish — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:38:09 GMT

RE: What's "slow"?

Allen Stark — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:33:28 GMT

Slow is a time that disappoints you.Fast is a time you are happy with.I've seen Bob Strand break a world record and be upset because he knew he could have done better.

RE: What's "slow"?

Former Member — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:49:17 GMT

1:08.19 Yup it's slow...but I hear you hop on and off of Mrs Geek in about 12 seconds less...Attaboy! :p

RE: What's "slow"?

Former Member — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:32:35 GMT

Originally Posted by scwids forums.usms.org/.../viewpost.gif So I'm curious - what do people consider a "slow" 100? 1:08.19 LCM or SCY? What age? 25-29 or 80-84? :confused:

RE: What's "slow"?

Former Member — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:05:00 GMT

1:08.19 So that is the official 100 Free "slow" time for USMS? I wonder if anybody has ever recorded that time...exactly? :dunno:

RE: What's "slow"?

poolraat — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:54:20 GMT

Yup it's slow...but I hear you hop on and off of Mrs Geek in about 12 seconds less...Attaboy! :p That's cold. LMAO

RE: What's "slow"?

Muppet — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:41:17 GMT

I'm sure I've swum a 1:08.19 at some point in my life at some distance in some stroke. ;) probably a 50 ***... ;) anyway, Rachael, that is a hard question to answer - as most folks have alluded to, its pretty relative to who you are. my slowest recorded 100y free was a 59.something - I was in a cast, and had been swimming for a week after nearly 2 months of no swimming. I've seen some grandparents get pretty close to two minutes. collegiate swimmers probably think my shaved/tapered 50/51 is slow.

RE: What's "slow"?

The Fortress — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:53:17 GMT

I would define slow as not a PB. I think this is a true definition for masters swimming. Wait a minute (Jerry Seinfeld voice). We can't do a PB every time we put goggles in the water ... So many factors effect the results. I don't necessarily think I'm horrifically "slow" if I don't PB. I don't generally expect to PB unless I'm tapered or my version of "tapered." But I generally agree with using your own time as a benchmark. Or you can look at times in your age group. But who's to say what is "slow?" Too amorphous. I'm sure I've swum a 1:08.19 at some point in my life at some distance in some stroke. ;)

RE: What's "slow"?

rtodd — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:36:02 GMT

I would define slow as not a PB. I think this is a true definition for masters swimming.

RE: What's "slow"?

poolraat — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:30:46 GMT

- what do people consider a "slow" 100? It's all relative. What I consider slow now, was an all out effort a few years ago when I first started swimming.

RE: What's "slow"?

aquageek — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:27:36 GMT

So I'm curious - what do people consider a "slow" 100? 1:08.19