Ok - I realize that as I hit 65+, I am a little more shakey on the blocks. Fellow swimmers tell me that my starts are fairly good (I suspect they take age into consideration!); but I noticed that the guy in the lane next to me at a recent meet (who was a bit younger) started in the water and was even with me at about 20 yards into a 500.
I was wondering if anyone has a sense of what the advantage really is for "older" swimmers in terms of blocks v. in-water starts. Especially for those of us who prefer 200's and above!
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Wow! Congrats on the records!!!
I, too, had a much better meet this past weekend with in-water starts. I let the starter know before the meet began and he notified the ref. My times were only off by less than a second (except for backstroke...which was a disaster anyhoo). But, being more relaxed off the start really helped me focus on the swim and my knees were MUCH happier!!!!
Wow! Congrats on the records!!!
I, too, had a much better meet this past weekend with in-water starts. I let the starter know before the meet began and he notified the ref. My times were only off by less than a second (except for backstroke...which was a disaster anyhoo). But, being more relaxed off the start really helped me focus on the swim and my knees were MUCH happier!!!!
