I've sort of decided to swim the 400IM at Auburn. I've never swum it LCM before (and only once SCY), but will have twice before LCM Nats. I won't have a LCM time before I register, though. Since it seems as if sandbagging is a hot topic now, I want to make sure I enter a fairly realistic time -- but I don't want to end up out of my league either. My question is -- how do your actual LCM times in the 400IM compare to your converted SCY times? For the record, my 200IM SCY/LCM conversion is fairly accurate. Not sure if the same will apply to the 400IM, though.
Now I just hope that Swimosaur doesn't read this, as I will then be committed to swimming the LCM 400 IM. :)
I'm a LOT slower than that, so percentage-wise I'd probably need to add more time. :) I'm 45 (if that makes a difference), and my one and only 400 IM SCY time was 5:38. It felt pretty comfortable, though, as I swam it conservatively. The Swimming World conversion tool puts my time at 6:25, and my iPhone conversion app (for what that's worth) puts my LCM time at 6:17. My current 200 IM LCM time is 2:58. Based on what you all have said and what I'm thinking, 6:30 is a nice, round number. Does that sound reasonable?
yep!
I'm a LOT slower than that, so percentage-wise I'd probably need to add more time. :) I'm 45 (if that makes a difference), and my one and only 400 IM SCY time was 5:38. It felt pretty comfortable, though, as I swam it conservatively. The Swimming World conversion tool puts my time at 6:25, and my iPhone conversion app (for what that's worth) puts my LCM time at 6:17. My current 200 IM LCM time is 2:58. Based on what you all have said and what I'm thinking, 6:30 is a nice, round number. Does that sound reasonable?
yep!
