Hey guys, thread below on attaining a 24s 50m free got me wondering on time ranges for 50m freestyle.
Amongst masters swimmers, can you give me the rough ranges for what is considered beginner, decent/competitive, and top range? (Age is 30, if it helps). Broad ranges are fine.
Even though I'm not training for the clock, I realized I'm operating in a vacuum in this regard and it'd be very interesting to see.
Thanks!
I swim with a large group, typically 35-40 swimmers at practice, and I'm usually in the 2nd or 3rd fastest lane (occasionally the fastest). I don't come anywhere near NQT's for any events, let alone top 10 times. In the chart referenced above, I'd be lucky to be in the B range.
Maybe I just swim with slow swimmers, but my experiences have been similar when I've swum with other teams. I think those charts are just a bit aggressive.
Those charts target meet swimmers. If you aren't swimming meets regularly, I don't think they offer much guidance.
Lane position is determined by a combination of aerobic capacity and speed, not speed alone and a lot of fast swimmers train on their own.
Finally, those charts are built off percentages, not percentiles so the B cut is 40% slower than what it would take to make the top ten (roughly), so they can't be aggressive, your age group is just fast.
I swim with a large group, typically 35-40 swimmers at practice, and I'm usually in the 2nd or 3rd fastest lane (occasionally the fastest). I don't come anywhere near NQT's for any events, let alone top 10 times. In the chart referenced above, I'd be lucky to be in the B range.
Maybe I just swim with slow swimmers, but my experiences have been similar when I've swum with other teams. I think those charts are just a bit aggressive.
Those charts target meet swimmers. If you aren't swimming meets regularly, I don't think they offer much guidance.
Lane position is determined by a combination of aerobic capacity and speed, not speed alone and a lot of fast swimmers train on their own.
Finally, those charts are built off percentages, not percentiles so the B cut is 40% slower than what it would take to make the top ten (roughly), so they can't be aggressive, your age group is just fast.
