Ok, so the more they email me, the more I get nervous about the water temp. Last year it was 69 which stung to get in, but it made for a nice swimming temp. By the end, though, my fingers and toes felt a little numb, but that could have been tired (??).
But this year, it could be up to 10 degrees colder?! What to do when the coolest water I can find here in Cincinnati is 80?
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Not that impressive of a 400 pool time compared to the 5k time. Or at least that is what I am getting from the posts here. For someone who swam this OW, how were the conditions?
VIII FINA WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – MUNICH GER - JULY 29- AUG 4 2000
OPEN WATER
MEN AGE 40-44
1 Bain, Brian GBR 0h 57:13.31
2 Keck, Mike USA 0h 57:13.34
3 Seguiti, Stefano ITA 0h 58:00.35
4 Mack, Tom USA 0h 58:22.77
5 Seibt, Andreas USA 0h 59:24.66
6 Zeijpveld, Otto NED 1h 00:16.72
Same meet.
M E N -- 40-44 -- 400 M. FREE
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1 DANIEL MACHEK CZE 04:21.56
2 MIKE KECK USA 04:27.39
3 ANDREAS SEIBT USA 04:33.76
4 STEFAN B”KER GER 04:33.91
5 RICHARD POWERS GBR 04:37.67
The data is 9 years old but either way it is worth looking at. In scnario 400 free he 4.5% slower than the leaders in the 5K he is 3.8% slower than the leaders. Get me a 1500 and I bet the results are more like 4.2% slower. I dont think anyone would call this variance abnormal. We all agree there are people who are better suited for the OW. But the BS results do not fall with any kind of normal variance.
Not that impressive of a 400 pool time compared to the 5k time. Or at least that is what I am getting from the posts here. For someone who swam this OW, how were the conditions?
VIII FINA WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – MUNICH GER - JULY 29- AUG 4 2000
OPEN WATER
MEN AGE 40-44
1 Bain, Brian GBR 0h 57:13.31
2 Keck, Mike USA 0h 57:13.34
3 Seguiti, Stefano ITA 0h 58:00.35
4 Mack, Tom USA 0h 58:22.77
5 Seibt, Andreas USA 0h 59:24.66
6 Zeijpveld, Otto NED 1h 00:16.72
Same meet.
M E N -- 40-44 -- 400 M. FREE
**********************************
1 DANIEL MACHEK CZE 04:21.56
2 MIKE KECK USA 04:27.39
3 ANDREAS SEIBT USA 04:33.76
4 STEFAN B”KER GER 04:33.91
5 RICHARD POWERS GBR 04:37.67
The data is 9 years old but either way it is worth looking at. In scnario 400 free he 4.5% slower than the leaders in the 5K he is 3.8% slower than the leaders. Get me a 1500 and I bet the results are more like 4.2% slower. I dont think anyone would call this variance abnormal. We all agree there are people who are better suited for the OW. But the BS results do not fall with any kind of normal variance.
