Long vs Short Course

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Andrew Smith said:

When I swim short course (PM), I can easily get 2500-3000
yards in an hour.

When I swim long course (AM), I struggle for 1500.

That's a huge difference. I would have expected the lack of
turns to make a difference of maybe 2-5 seconds per 100.
That's less than 10%.

The long course pool is probably measured in meters instead
of yards, so you have a good excuse for another 10%
difference.

Quoted message said:

Or does it have something to do with the time of day?

That must be it.

Ross

I can cover about 800 more per hour swimming short course
than long course. My turns are typically very good, so I get
an advantage with the frequent long glides off the wall when
I swim short course, but I much prefer swimming long course.
There is a conversion that is used to go from short course
yards to long course meters,but I am not sure what it is.
Someone else here probably can answer that.

Marianne

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Quoted message said:

When I swim short course (PM), I can easily get 2500-3000
yards in an

hour.

Quoted message said:

When I swim long course (AM), I struggle for 1500.

Am I that out of shape?

Do the cheats on the turns on the short course give me
that much of an advantage? (probably 1/5 of the distance
on every lap)

Or does it have something to do with the time of day?

Any experiences? Opinions? Suggestions?

a.

Short course is awful. It ruins strokes and fitness. It is
also dominant everywhere in the US. You're lucky to find a
pool set up for long course more than a couple of times a
week. Add in heavy useage (particularly from the slow stroke
crowd) in crowded pool lanes, and the value of a swim just
goes right down.

"mckinnon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Short course is awful. It ruins strokes and fitness. It is
also dominant everywhere in the US. You're lucky to find a
pool set up for long course more than a couple of times a
week. Add in heavy useage (particularly from the slow
stroke crowd) in crowded pool lanes, and the value of a
swim just goes right down.

Thanks for your response. It was very useful.

🙂

I must be lucky then. My pool has long course every
morning....at least in the summers.

a.

On 17 Jun 2004 12:20:44 -0700,

(mckinnon) said:

Short course is awful. It ruins strokes and fitness.

Yikes! I had no idea I was in such danger.

Donal Fagan AIA Donal@DonalO'Fagan.com (Anglicise the name
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