I would like to propose the First Annual Forum 50.
The idea originated here: Eat or not before swimming in Early Morning? - Page 4 - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums
Here are the rules:
Swim an all out 50 for time
Post your time here
That's it. Swim an off 50, swim your best, swim a 50 IM, who cares. It is like a postal swim, except not official for anything, and takes a lot less time.
It's only a 50!
The next time I have access to starting blocks is Friday, so I will do my swim Friday or Monday.
If you got'em, use 'em. (Blocks)
Good luck.
Former Member
29.19 50 *** (rd 1)
due to some sort of starting issue, had to get up on the blocks and swim it again right away.
29.90 50 *** (rd 2)
That is a great way to split the 100 *** ;)
Speed suits are legal in the fast forum 50... and so are fins ;)
I did my 50 today. I was timing myself, so this is probably less than accurate. I think my time was somewhere between 34 and 36. Probably could've been a little faster, but I had the lane right next to the water slide. Hmmm, a lot like open water swimming!
Didn't realize that we could use fins. I'll have to time myself with those on Thursday.
I'll post my best ever 50 yd. free from a few years ago, to make the rest of you feel better: My Best Ever 50 free which right now I'm not reaching... 51 seconds.
As you were.... :cane:
Hey FindingMyInnerFish,
Just get up and do a fast 50, no need to post a time if you don't want to. This is a good excuse to do a fast 50 if the last one you did was 3 years ago.
I did my 50 today. I was timing myself, so this is probably less than accurate. I think my time was somewhere between 34 and 36. Probably could've been a little faster, but I had the lane right next to the water slide. Hmmm, a lot like open water swimming!
Didn't realize that we could use fins. I'll have to time myself with those on Thursday.
If I had a water slide at my pool, we would be doing the fast forum slide races. It is good streamline practice I hear.
Using fins on a 50 sounds pretty fun. I am pretty sure I would get some serious ribbing if I climbed up on the blocks with fins... but that might just be me :)
If I had a water slide at my pool, we would be doing the fast forum slide races. It is good streamline practice I hear.
Using fins on a 50 sounds pretty fun. I am pretty sure I would get some serious ribbing if I climbed up on the blocks with fins... but that might just be me :)
The times I'm practicing the next couple of weeks, the age groupers will have the blocks. I'll just use the fins off the wall. I'm awkward enough, without climbing onto the blocks with those things!:afraid:
The times I'm practicing the next couple of weeks, the age groupers will have the blocks. I'll just use the fins off the wall. I'm awkward enough, without climbing onto the blocks with those things!:afraid:
Yeah, safety first.
