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!
Update -- I swam the 400IM today at a meet, and will swim it once more before Nationals. For me, the time conversion was within 0.06 seconds (using the Swimming World time conversion utility: www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../conversions.asp). Not sure that has ever happened to me with a conversion before.
I guess I'm a better LCM swimmer... or my IM turns suck. Probably a combination of both. :)
Thanks for the advice!
Update -- I swam the 400IM today at a meet, and will swim it once more before Nationals. For me, the time conversion was within 0.06 seconds (using the Swimming World time conversion utility: www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../conversions.asp). Not sure that has ever happened to me with a conversion before.
I guess I'm a better LCM swimmer... or my IM turns suck. Probably a combination of both. :)
Thanks for the advice!
Right on! Rock it again when you swim it again.
And dare I say... it was fun?!In my books, there is no better race to swim. It's my favorite event by far ... even when it's too painful for words, even when I'm gasping for air so much I want to skip and underwater *** pullout, even when I suck wind and blow my time. It's an event of beauty and complexity unmatched by any other.
SC turns are my friends!!! Great to hear about your time.:applaud:
Right on! Rock it again when you swim it again.
Good job Kristin!
Thanks... I was just happy that I survived and swam close to the time I had put down. And dare I say... it was fun?!
In my books, there is no better race to swim. It's my favorite event by far ... even when it's too painful for words, even when I'm gasping for air so much I want to skip and underwater *** pullout, even when I suck wind and blow my time. It's an event of beauty and complexity unmatched by any other.
I agree. And I get happy during the race if the feeling of wanting to throw up happens after back stroke :)
