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Personal Bests in different length pools

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  • 16-03-2016 9:22pm
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    and still ricky villa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭


    I'm using Swim Smooth for training plans and do a CSS test about every 6 weeks
    So far all my pool swims have been in a 25m pool but this week I'm away and have the chance to train in a 50m pool. I can't/don't tumble so turns would be similar in either pool
    This coincided with a CSS test and there was a nice difference. Nothing monstrous but pleasing all the same.
    What's the consensus among you more experienced folk?
    Is there an advantage/disadvantage to a longer pool?

    I'm keeping the PB by the way. I'll find out in a few weeks on the next test


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    tunney
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    Shorter pools are faster.
    Deeper pools are faster.
    Colder pools are faster.


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    Kurt_Godel
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    and still ricky villa wrote: »
    Is there an advantage/disadvantage to a longer pool?

    Everyone is much faster in a shorter pool, its a matter of degrees how faster.
    and still ricky villa wrote: »
    I'm keeping the PB by the way.

    Noone will take it away from you. But you have a 50m PB, and a 25m PB, and they are very different things.


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    griffin100
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    If your CSS was faster in the 50m pool over your last one in a 25m then that shows a big improvement. As the lads say you're always slower in a 50m than a 25m one, unless your touch turns are shocking and are slowing you down hugely.


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    and still ricky villa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭and still ricky villa


    Thanks lads


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