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. :)
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I don't swim yards, but I can give feedback for my 400 IM conversions for SCM och LCM compared to real life times.
in 2008 I swam tappored and shaved SCM in 5:19.43
in feb 2009 4 weeks before our nationals I swam SCM 5:27,12 and in June 2009 I swam LCM 5:41.34
according to one internet conversion tool there should have only been a 6-7s difference between the two. I had 14s.
there is no converstion table that takes into account you as a swimmer.
not even my 50 br is right. SCM 33.37 according to this site
www.swimhsa.org/.../timeconvert.html should be 34.37, but my best 50 LCM is 34.57. maybe those 0.2s was in the start or indoor outdoor effect.
Thanks for the feedback! It all helps!
I don't swim yards, but I can give feedback for my 400 IM conversions for SCM och LCM compared to real life times.
in 2008 I swam tappored and shaved SCM in 5:19.43
in feb 2009 4 weeks before our nationals I swam SCM 5:27,12 and in June 2009 I swam LCM 5:41.34
according to one internet conversion tool there should have only been a 6-7s difference between the two. I had 14s.
there is no converstion table that takes into account you as a swimmer.
not even my 50 br is right. SCM 33.37 according to this site
www.swimhsa.org/.../timeconvert.html should be 34.37, but my best 50 LCM is 34.57. maybe those 0.2s was in the start or indoor outdoor effect.
Thanks for the feedback! It all helps!
