Swam in my first meet in which
reaction time was recorded electronically.
What is a good reaction time?
Jackson
Former Member
I'm looking forward to a meet where they do this so I can learn my time. I've always been a slow starter. I start with both feet on the block edge. I'm afraid of false starting so I'm always cautious. Does a track-style start have a faster reaction time but you can't push as forcefully?
That's the general train of thought yes. I really think it's mostly personal preference though, except in a 50. Ian Thorpe always started with both feet up.
They measured reaction times at the 2007 USMS SC Nationals. You can view the results here:
www.usms.org/.../
That was a really neat perk of doing nationals this spring. I *have* notoriously slow starts, and I don't know if it was just the environment or knowing the reaction time thing was there or what, but I was pretty consistent getting off the blocks - and definetely not the slowest... so my starts aren't as bad as we all thought they were.
Swam in my first meet in which reaction time was recorded electronically. What is a good reaction time?
They measured reaction times at the 2007 USMS SC Nationals. You can view the results here:
www.usms.org/.../
