So how much difference is there in times on say, 100's when diving versus pushing off the wall for those that have good diving starts? I don't hop out of the water when training to do a lot of dive-in starts (though I know I should do it more), but I'm just so familiar with my times from starting from the wall. I've just started masters, former age grouper with 15 year hiatus...
I only rarely push myself to racing speed off the wall, and generally would do a "fast" 100 free about 8-10 seconds behind a normal race time. That being said, I still think a dive would account for 3-4 seconds difference at that distance.
I only rarely push myself to racing speed off the wall, and generally would do a "fast" 100 free about 8-10 seconds behind a normal race time. That being said, I still think a dive would account for 3-4 seconds difference at that distance.
