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 2008-07-16 9:44 AM |
Pro  5761     Bartlett, TN |  Subject: lap by lap analysis...This happens to me often and I wondered if anybody else gets this... It seems to me that when swimming, I can get in a zone where I feel like I am slicing through the water, like I could do this all day long, then I get to the wall, turn around and I am in the total opposite state than I was. It is not as smooth, seems like I am taking in more water, etc... I wonder to myself what I was doing different from 20 seconds ago that could make such a difference in this lap vs. the last.
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| 2008-07-16 9:49 AM in reply to: #1533504 |
Champion 6056 Menomonee Falls, WI | Subject: RE: lap by lap analysis... I've had this feeling, too-- don't know why. I'm also convinced I'm faster and smoother swimming in one particular direction of the pool than the other. I almost feel like there's a current! Weird. Edited by scoobysdad 2008-07-16 9:49 AM |
| 2008-07-16 10:14 AM in reply to: #1533504 |
| Expert 810 Southeast | Subject: RE: lap by lap analysis... Yep, I get the same feeling, although normally my actual lap times aren't all that different when I have the feeling. I chalk it up to massive inexperience on my part. I just keep swimming, and hope to get better.... |
| 2008-07-16 11:23 AM in reply to: #1533504 |
Expert 815 Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Subject: RE: lap by lap analysis... definatly, I've never understood it :P |
| 2008-07-16 2:20 PM in reply to: #1533504 |
Member 22 Somerville, NJ | Subject: RE: lap by lap analysis... Most definately; I am assuming one side is stronger than the other, so I concentrate harder on the one that feels harder. |
| 2008-07-16 2:25 PM in reply to: #1533504 |
Champion 11989 Philly 'burbs | Subject: RE: lap by lap analysis... It has to do with gravitational pull and the earth's rotation, similar to the way water swirls in a different direction when you flush in North America vs Australia. |
| 2008-07-16 2:45 PM in reply to: #1533504 |
Regular 122 | Subject: RE: lap by lap analysis... I notice the same thing, more so when I am swimming a longer continuous swim. So I started doing intervals and that helped out a lot. |
| 2008-07-16 2:50 PM in reply to: #1534571 |
| Expert 810 Southeast | Subject: RE: lap by lap analysis... mrbbrad - 2008-07-16 3:25 PM It has to do with gravitational pull and the earth's rotation, similar to the way water swirls in a different direction when you flush in North America vs Australia. Yeah I always run faster towards the east than I do towards the west. Must be the same thing. |
| 2008-07-16 4:06 PM in reply to: #1533504 |
Member 29 Minneapolis | Subject: RE: lap by lap analysis... Your pool may not be level. You probably are going faster on the downhill part. |
| 2008-07-16 4:36 PM in reply to: #1533504 |
| New user 45 New Orleans, LA | Subject: RE: lap by lap analysis... This happens to me also. Depending on which lane I get there could be a little bit of a current because there are three jets down each side of the pool, and they are angled a bit and are pretty strong. But I get the feeling no matter which lane I swim in. |
| 2008-07-16 4:57 PM in reply to: #1535022 |
| Master 1468 Montgomery, Tx | Subject: RE: lap by lap analysis... I have just started swimming again and it seems there is a wall I have to swim through each stroke. |
| 2008-07-16 5:22 PM in reply to: #1533504 |
Expert 769 Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Subject: RE: lap by lap analysis... Are you swimming during high tide or low tide? |
 2008-07-17 7:51 AM in reply to: #1534571 |
| Subject: ... This user's post has been ignored. Edited by FutureIronGirl17 2008-07-17 7:53 AM |
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