I couldn't find this question answered on the USMS site, so here goes....
What's the mix of courses in USMS competition?
I take it that Nationals are always LCM?
Below that, are there general trends I should expect to see, e.g. mostly SCM with some SCY but few LCM?
The reason I ask is that I want to know how best to train, especially if/when to spring for a membership where I can use a SCM pool (my gym is SCY), altho I'll probably do that anyway at some point b/c the gym pool has no blocks. :(
I'm also curious about others' experience with training SC and competing LC. There are some LC pools in the "big city" nearby, and perhaps I could do some training there as I get closer to having to compete LC (which hopefully I'll do eventually).
A rather open-ended post, I know, but any information is helpful.
Do y'all find that your performance is affected one way or the other by the move from SC to LC? I would think it could be a shock to train w/ a turn every 25m and then have it removed. Time should slow down, no, without the rest and push that a turn provides? Or is that compensated for by not having the zero-momentum time at the wall?
LC times are slower,I lose about 1.5 sec per turn not taken.200 BR LCM is a totally different race than SCY.It is 10% longer,but I take almost 40% more strokes(about 80 vs about 50.)
Do y'all find that your performance is affected one way or the other by the move from SC to LC? I would think it could be a shock to train w/ a turn every 25m and then have it removed. Time should slow down, no, without the rest and push that a turn provides? Or is that compensated for by not having the zero-momentum time at the wall?
LC times are slower,I lose about 1.5 sec per turn not taken.200 BR LCM is a totally different race than SCY.It is 10% longer,but I take almost 40% more strokes(about 80 vs about 50.)
