imswimmer328 wrote:
Ditch the watch, the pool clock is all you need. I swim noticeably better when i don't try and bother with hitting buttons. Also, I've been swimming a long time and the only time tenths matters is in a race, never been an issue with training.Depends what your objective is and the methods you are using. For USPRT, especially for any repeats shorter than 100, precise timing is essential. When doing 25's at 100 race pace, the difference between 14.10 and 14.90 might be the difference between "You're right on target" and "You're so far off the pace, you should pack it up and go home immediately."
Tom_hampton wrote:
Also timing with my garmin is a bit variable. Touching with my watch hand and hitting the button with my recovery hand just isn't very precise. A few 10ths matters. I think you said you use some kind of finger thingy?
SportCount Finger Stopwatch. Cheap, simple, accurate, precise, repeatable.
Tom_hampton wrote:
Curious what is typical drop-off for these usrpt sets?
20x25: 1:17/100 pace
20x50: 1:26/100 pace
20x100: 1:39/100 pace
4x400: 1:43/100 pace (not usrpt)
20x25: :56/100 pace
20x50 1:04/100 pace
20x100 1:13/100 pace
4x400 1:16/100 pace
(All SCY)
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