I know that there are sites/programs and maybe even tables out there for converting times from yards to meters.
But do they work for everyone?
last april I was able to swim a 200 yard pushing it hard but not max for a 2:03 which according to one site would mean I could swim roughly 2:17 at practice in a meters pool. today i pushed a 200 and hit the wall at 2:25 or so.
I started thinking about it for the rest of practice and decided that my yards times are much faster than my meters time converted because my body type benefits greatly from taking 2-4 less strokes/length as well as getting that break on the turn earlier.
anyone have recent times in yards and meters that could test any of the converting sites and see if they are even close.
here's the one I use more often
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../conversions.asp
That's a good question. Even though I swim yards more often, all of my best times (converted or not) were swum in either long course or short course meters- I use the same converter as you do.
So, we're opposites.
One hypothesis I have is that I take it a bit easier at first in meters races, which allows me to pace better. Either that, or the extra 15sec spent on a 200 favors me (I don't think that is the case, however).
That's a good question. Even though I swim yards more often, all of my best times (converted or not) were swum in either long course or short course meters- I use the same converter as you do.
So, we're opposites.
One hypothesis I have is that I take it a bit easier at first in meters races, which allows me to pace better. Either that, or the extra 15sec spent on a 200 favors me (I don't think that is the case, however).
