Lance Armstrong swam in a 2.4 mile open water swim this weekend and was only beaten by two professional triathletes. He swam the distance in 49+ minutes and missed out on the win by only 22 seconds. WOW!
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you're talking about the top 20 at 'world's'... isn't that 'fast?'
i have seen numerous discussions on how much a wetsuit will improve someone's time.
it is my thought that the better swimmer you are the less impact a wetsuit has, that is average to below-average swimmers - both skills & fitness levels - benefit from a wetsuit most.
competition level at any of the USMS open water 'national championships' can vary for a number of reasons... 'all-american' honors would be the top finish in your age group.
I don't mean to say armstrong is a top five open water swimmer for his age group, but rather could quickly be competitive for the top ten AND therefore might easily have the top finish at a national championship event.
Review the times for the USMS open water national championship events... I don't understand how someone argues my post is 'premature.'
you're talking about the top 20 at 'world's'... isn't that 'fast?'
i have seen numerous discussions on how much a wetsuit will improve someone's time.
it is my thought that the better swimmer you are the less impact a wetsuit has, that is average to below-average swimmers - both skills & fitness levels - benefit from a wetsuit most.
competition level at any of the USMS open water 'national championships' can vary for a number of reasons... 'all-american' honors would be the top finish in your age group.
I don't mean to say armstrong is a top five open water swimmer for his age group, but rather could quickly be competitive for the top ten AND therefore might easily have the top finish at a national championship event.
Review the times for the USMS open water national championship events... I don't understand how someone argues my post is 'premature.'
