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
Here's mine purely for statistical purposes. :D
I'm only listing similar events that can be compared.
BLUE = SCM --> SCY conversion with swimmingworld.com
200 Free 2:11.24 --> 1:57.59 SCY Oak Harbor (SCM) 11/21 1:54.59 SCY Coeur d'Alene Meet (SCM) 3/5 **~2200 ft. elevation
200 Free .................1:56.52 ORCA Meet (SCY) 3/12 ~200 ft. elevation
500 Free .................5:17.14 Lake Washington (SCY) 2/20 ~100 ft. elevation
400 Free 4:40.62 --> 5:20.75 SCY Coeur d'Alene Meet (SCM) 3/5 **~2200 ft. elevation
800 Free 9:54.00 --> 11:18.94 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
1000 Free ...............10:53.88 ORCA Meet (SCY) 3/12 ~200 ft. elevation
200 Back 2:33.78 --> 2:17.79 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
200 Back 2:29.60 --> 2:14.04 SCY Coeur d'Alene Meet (SCM) 3/5 **~2200 ft. elevation
200 Back .................2:15.94 PNA Champs (SCY) 4/9 ~200 ft. elevation
50 Fly 28.68 --> 25.70 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
50 Fly 28.99 --> 25.98 SCY Oak Harbor (SCM) 11/21 57.34 SCY Oak Harbor (SCM) 11/21 2:14.18 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
200 Fly 2:25.90 --> 2:10.73 SCY Oak Harbor (SCM) 11/21 2:09.22 SCY Coeur d'Alene Meet (SCM) 3/5 **~2200 ft. elevation
200 Fly .................2:06.07 PNA Champs (SCY) 4/9 ~200 ft. elevation
200 IM 2:28.80 --> 2:13.32 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
200 IM .................2:10.30 Lake Washington (SCY) 2/20 ~100 ft. elevation
200 IM .................2:11.83 ORCA Meet (SCY) 3/12 ~200 ft. elevation
400 IM 5:19.04 --> 4:45.86 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
400 IM .................4:39.78 Canby Animal Meet (SCY) 2/13 ~200 ft. elevation
400 IM 5:08.06 --> 4:36.02 SCY Coeur d'Alene Meet (SCM) 3/5 **~2200 ft. elevation
400 IM .................4:41.94 Inland NW Champs (SCY) 3/26 ~1000 ft. elevation
400 IM .................4:35.01 PNA Champs (SCY) 4/9 ~200 ft. elevation
Conclusion:
For the most part...it seems that my SCY swum events/times are faster than their comparable conversions from SCM. Also...elevation may need to be considered too. 2 of my SCM meets were at **4200 & 2200 ft of elevation.
Other Conclusion:
I like the 200 Fly :banana:
A+ for completeness! the altitude information was a nice touch.
Fantastic conclusion statement, too!
I thought more data might yield more consistent results. It looks like, in your case, shorter races convert mostly to faster times and longer races convert mostly to slower times.
Beats me if that says something about the conversion utility or not.
It was an interesting read though.
Thanks
Here's mine purely for statistical purposes. :D
I'm only listing similar events that can be compared.
BLUE = SCM --> SCY conversion with swimmingworld.com
200 Free 2:11.24 --> 1:57.59 SCY Oak Harbor (SCM) 11/21 1:54.59 SCY Coeur d'Alene Meet (SCM) 3/5 **~2200 ft. elevation
200 Free .................1:56.52 ORCA Meet (SCY) 3/12 ~200 ft. elevation
500 Free .................5:17.14 Lake Washington (SCY) 2/20 ~100 ft. elevation
400 Free 4:40.62 --> 5:20.75 SCY Coeur d'Alene Meet (SCM) 3/5 **~2200 ft. elevation
800 Free 9:54.00 --> 11:18.94 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
1000 Free ...............10:53.88 ORCA Meet (SCY) 3/12 ~200 ft. elevation
200 Back 2:33.78 --> 2:17.79 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
200 Back 2:29.60 --> 2:14.04 SCY Coeur d'Alene Meet (SCM) 3/5 **~2200 ft. elevation
200 Back .................2:15.94 PNA Champs (SCY) 4/9 ~200 ft. elevation
50 Fly 28.68 --> 25.70 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
50 Fly 28.99 --> 25.98 SCY Oak Harbor (SCM) 11/21 57.34 SCY Oak Harbor (SCM) 11/21 2:14.18 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
200 Fly 2:25.90 --> 2:10.73 SCY Oak Harbor (SCM) 11/21 2:09.22 SCY Coeur d'Alene Meet (SCM) 3/5 **~2200 ft. elevation
200 Fly .................2:06.07 PNA Champs (SCY) 4/9 ~200 ft. elevation
200 IM 2:28.80 --> 2:13.32 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
200 IM .................2:10.30 Lake Washington (SCY) 2/20 ~100 ft. elevation
200 IM .................2:11.83 ORCA Meet (SCY) 3/12 ~200 ft. elevation
400 IM 5:19.04 --> 4:45.86 SCY NW (SCM) Zone 11/12-11/13 **~4200ft. elevation
400 IM .................4:39.78 Canby Animal Meet (SCY) 2/13 ~200 ft. elevation
400 IM 5:08.06 --> 4:36.02 SCY Coeur d'Alene Meet (SCM) 3/5 **~2200 ft. elevation
400 IM .................4:41.94 Inland NW Champs (SCY) 3/26 ~1000 ft. elevation
400 IM .................4:35.01 PNA Champs (SCY) 4/9 ~200 ft. elevation
Conclusion:
For the most part...it seems that my SCY swum events/times are faster than their comparable conversions from SCM. Also...elevation may need to be considered too. 2 of my SCM meets were at **4200 & 2200 ft of elevation.
Other Conclusion:
I like the 200 Fly :banana:
A+ for completeness! the altitude information was a nice touch.
Fantastic conclusion statement, too!
I thought more data might yield more consistent results. It looks like, in your case, shorter races convert mostly to faster times and longer races convert mostly to slower times.
Beats me if that says something about the conversion utility or not.
It was an interesting read though.
Thanks
