Dive start versus in-water start times

RE: Dive start versus in-water start times

Allen Stark — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:00:19 GMT

There was a study a couple of years ago that showed,on average,starting from the blocks was 1 sec faster than starting from the side with a dive and that was 1 sec faster than starting in the water(or from the blocks was 2 sec faster than from in the water.)That was an average,your results may vary.

RE: Dive start versus in-water start times

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:46:57 GMT

subtract one second

RE: Dive start versus in-water start times

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:10:38 GMT

if you're doing this in practice and simply add a dive in i would say maybe 27-28. if you then put yourself into a race with a racing suit on (assuming you wear drag in practice) i would say 26-27 My reference is my 50's in practice can be as fast as like 27ish and my fastest 50 race has been 22 high... hopefully soon to be 22 low :)

RE: Dive start versus in-water start times

pwolf66 — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:15:49 GMT

Start from the pool deck you should go around 28.75-29, from a block about 28.00-28.25. For me, I go 26.6 50m from blocks and the best I can do from a push is about 29. Part of that is that I don't hit as tight a streamline off the wall and don't SDK quite as much when I push off.

RE: Dive start versus in-water start times

Former Member — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:03:34 GMT

You won't really know until you do it. It depends on how good your start is, whether you shave or wear a special suit, and how you usually time yourself with a pace clock. And of course we can't forget psychological factors, as aquageek mentioned in reference to me. By the way, geek, I often do about a 24 in practice and my best race is a 21. Super psych up, indeed.

RE: Dive start versus in-water start times

aquageek — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:13:36 GMT

:28, unless you have the super psych up powers of Jazz Hands, then it would be a :27.