I was just looking at some websites (I wanted to see where and if they had world rankings and if I would be ranked!!) Anyway, I came across results from the recent Australian Masters Nats...
Was that meet LCM?? or SCM?? Does anybody know?? The reason I ask is because I saw that Daniel Kowaski (I am assuming the former swimmer??) went 1.53 for the 200, 3.58 for the 400 and 8.18 for the 800!!! does anyone know if that is correct? Doesnt give me much hope, that is ridiculously fast!!
good on him if it is him as you dont see many of the recent swimmers doing Masters...
I guess the only problem is finding a pool that can handle two 25-meter courses.
Heck, outside of the US swimming meccas (Florida, Texas, Arizona, California) I suspect you'd have trouble finding 25 meter options for any meets. Here in the Chicago area there are precious few 50 meter pools. They, can, of course, be set up for 25 meter swimming assuming they have the necessary bulkhead, but I suspect not all do, especially older pools. Even with the bulkhead you're unlikely to have a pair of 25 meter sections (unless the pool is 25 meters wide, which most appear not to be).
Google tells me that 25 yards is 22.86 meters. If we just build all short course pools at 25 meters they could use a 2.14 meter bulkhead (plus-or-minus 3 cm) to allow 25 yard use. I'm only familiar with the bulkheads at Northwestern's 50m by 25yd pool. I wouldn't want to try getting them out of the pool without special equipment. Do they make "lightweight" bulkheads which could be placed without a crane?
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I guess the only problem is finding a pool that can handle two 25-meter courses.
Heck, outside of the US swimming meccas (Florida, Texas, Arizona, California) I suspect you'd have trouble finding 25 meter options for any meets. Here in the Chicago area there are precious few 50 meter pools. They, can, of course, be set up for 25 meter swimming assuming they have the necessary bulkhead, but I suspect not all do, especially older pools. Even with the bulkhead you're unlikely to have a pair of 25 meter sections (unless the pool is 25 meters wide, which most appear not to be).
Google tells me that 25 yards is 22.86 meters. If we just build all short course pools at 25 meters they could use a 2.14 meter bulkhead (plus-or-minus 3 cm) to allow 25 yard use. I'm only familiar with the bulkheads at Northwestern's 50m by 25yd pool. I wouldn't want to try getting them out of the pool without special equipment. Do they make "lightweight" bulkheads which could be placed without a crane?
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