For all you FISH who post on every swimming thread - what's the WAVA-run equivalent times for your swimming times?
Just trying to add some perspective for which to view the swim threads on ST. At least to me, it seems that the regulars on the swim threads are dominated by really fast swimmers that would be crushing equivalent run times.
I'm aware that most of this is because this is a triathlete forum, so for the (vast) majority here, swimming is not or has never been a long-term extended training focus, but it's still good to be realistic about one's genetic potential.
Just an an example, a WAVA score of 90% requires a 45-year old male to run a sub 16-5k. I dunno about you, but to me, that's fast enough that if you weren't born to run that fast, there's no training that will get you there (or even close, in most cases.)
I'm sure there are similar limitations for swimming, but because of the confounding swimming technique and even swim-hours spent, natural gifts are rarely included in the discussion, yet it's very possible that folks might be misled by thinking they can swim remotely as fast as the fish on this forum, even with maximal-best swim training.
Just trying to add some perspective for which to view the swim threads on ST. At least to me, it seems that the regulars on the swim threads are dominated by really fast swimmers that would be crushing equivalent run times.
I'm aware that most of this is because this is a triathlete forum, so for the (vast) majority here, swimming is not or has never been a long-term extended training focus, but it's still good to be realistic about one's genetic potential.
Just an an example, a WAVA score of 90% requires a 45-year old male to run a sub 16-5k. I dunno about you, but to me, that's fast enough that if you weren't born to run that fast, there's no training that will get you there (or even close, in most cases.)
I'm sure there are similar limitations for swimming, but because of the confounding swimming technique and even swim-hours spent, natural gifts are rarely included in the discussion, yet it's very possible that folks might be misled by thinking they can swim remotely as fast as the fish on this forum, even with maximal-best swim training.