Hi all,
My names Matt, 34 year old from Vancouver BC. I raced/trained from 7 to 17 years old, then burnt out and quit swimming. Took up mountain biking (and proceeded to wreck my shoulders wiping out with poor form -never did learn the tuck and roll) and have been doing that since.
About a year ago, I restarted swimming as an alternate to the gym, and because the trails were snowed in. Now Im thinking about racing again, and may do so soon (my goal is to go under 2:00 in 200 free SCM).
My question is this: I have lots of pool time (UBC aquatic centre), but I most often wind up in the 25 yard diving tank for my workouts as the 25m lanes are usually an absolute gong show. If I want to race in meters, should I make every effort to train meters, or is yards OK? Is there a disadvantage going from yards to meters?
Thanks!
Matt
P.S. I gotta say, this is a great board. Lots of great workouts, advice, good attitudes. Thanks again.
Former Member
That's an ambitious goal for the 200 free, good luck to you.
I train SCY exclusively, even in the summer. You really feel the difference on 100's and above, esp the 200's.
I hate LCM, don't mind racing a 50 or a 100 but I think I'm very good in and ot of walls and have been working on my SDK, so swimming LCM takes away my advantage!
That's an ambitious goal for the 200 free, good luck to you.
I train SCY exclusively, even in the summer. You really feel the difference on 100's and above, esp the 200's.
I hate LCM, don't mind racing a 50 or a 100 but I think I'm very good in and ot of walls and have been working on my SDK, so swimming LCM takes away my advantage!
And that's why some of us old-timers prefer LCM..............
Here's a conversion calculator
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../conversions.asp
The conversion for a 2:00 200 SCM is a 1:48.00 SCY, so I'd think going a 1:54-1:55 in practice from a push would give you a 1:48 shaved and tapered and suited-up.
That's an ambitious goal for the 200 free, good luck to you.
Yeah, it is ambitious. Probably wont happen this year, maybe next (with a lot of hard work 'n' racing). Well see...
I can do ~2:00 scy (just going off pool pace clock, so time not exact) from a push right now. I reckon once I can hit below 1:55 ish in workout (scy, from a push), I may have a crack at 1:59 SCM. Sounds reasonable?
Still, Ive got some workin' to do. Good times!
Thanks for the replies, eh.
M
i think it is defintiely desirable to train lc in order to compete lc, particuarly if you swim any of the longer events. sprinters nowadays, seem to rely more and more on training for bursts of speed so training sc would be less of a disadvantage.
real men train long course. without the rest and glide off the wall, you are actually working your body harder
