2009 psych sheet at (click on results)
collegeswimming.com/.../
2010 psych sheet at
championships.coloradotime.com/.../m10_off_ps.pdf
After a quick run down there seems to be some pretty significant differences throughout. For example, here is a comparison of the 1650...
2009:
1 seed = 14:35
23 seed = 14.58
2010:
1 seed = 14:46
23 seed = 15:08
Interesting. It seems the 2010 times are slower, ending a period of steady improvements in times. At what level, based on all your data, are 2010 times comparable to? In other words, are we back to 2008 speeds? Or 2007 speeds?
17 of the 18 women's events have 2010 Meet Qualifying times that are faster than they were in 2008. The exception is the 200 IM oddity.
16 of the 18 men's events have 2010 Meet Qualifying times that are faster than they were in 2008. The exceptions are the 50 free and the 200 free relay, and the differences are tiny: 0.04 seconds in the 50 free, and 0.03 seconds in the 200 free relay.
So overall I would say that the times are faster in 2010 than they were in 2008. An interesting question is, how long until all or most of the Meet Qualifying times are back to 2009 levels? For the women, it might only be a couple years.
Interesting. It seems the 2010 times are slower, ending a period of steady improvements in times. At what level, based on all your data, are 2010 times comparable to? In other words, are we back to 2008 speeds? Or 2007 speeds?
17 of the 18 women's events have 2010 Meet Qualifying times that are faster than they were in 2008. The exception is the 200 IM oddity.
16 of the 18 men's events have 2010 Meet Qualifying times that are faster than they were in 2008. The exceptions are the 50 free and the 200 free relay, and the differences are tiny: 0.04 seconds in the 50 free, and 0.03 seconds in the 200 free relay.
So overall I would say that the times are faster in 2010 than they were in 2008. An interesting question is, how long until all or most of the Meet Qualifying times are back to 2009 levels? For the women, it might only be a couple years.
