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Should I be quicker swimming in a 50m pool or a 25m pool? A year ago before I started swimming regularly I did a 50m TT in a 25m pool in a time of 43sec. Last Tuesday, after more than 6 months of regular swimming, I did a 50m TT in a 50m pool in a time of 42sec. I would have expected a much bigger improvement especially as I know I have become a much faster swimmer than I was a year ago.
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Helen R
Alex R
JohnO
Todd C
Blair V
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50m vs 25m pool
Todd C- Posts : 35
Join date : 2009-12-03
Age : 51
Location : Port Macquarie
For me a 25m pool is about 1min quicker for a 1500m TT (an unfit 28mins or so). So that is 4 secs per 100m, or 2 secs per 50m.
JohnO- Posts : 2
Join date : 2009-12-31
Same swim, within a couple of months, 25m vs 50m. 25m pool is quicker.
Long course 50m1500m Freestyle world record
14:34.56 Hackett, Grant, Australia 02001-07-29 July 29, 2001 World Championships Japan, Fukuoka
Short course 25m1500m Freestyle world record
14:10.10 Hackett, Grant, Australia 02001-08-07 August 7, 2001 Australian Championships Australia, Perth
edited as I just realised that the two times are about 8 days apart!
Long course 50m1500m Freestyle world record
14:34.56 Hackett, Grant, Australia 02001-07-29 July 29, 2001 World Championships Japan, Fukuoka
Short course 25m1500m Freestyle world record
14:10.10 Hackett, Grant, Australia 02001-08-07 August 7, 2001 Australian Championships Australia, Perth
edited as I just realised that the two times are about 8 days apart!
Last edited by JohnO on Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:59 am; edited 1 time in total
Alex R- **MicroMan World Record Holder**
- Posts : 353
Join date : 2009-11-02
Yeah, same. I find a 25m is at least 1 min quicker over the same distance. If I swim a time per distance in a 25m pool, I find it is nearly exactly the same as a wetsuit open water swim. This is why you see these crazy fast swim times on slow twitch. Firstly they are usually talking yards and do them in 25 yard (22.7 i think) pools. We did a couple of winters in the 25 yard pool and I was friggn Ian Thorpe (but straight). When we got back to the 50, I felt like I was going to drown. The extra depth in big pools I find is a little more mentally draining as the bottom does not apppear to slide by as fast.
Helen R- Coach
- Posts : 5
Join date : 2010-01-04
Age : 54
Location : Kingscliff
25m is always faster because you get to push off the wall twice as often. Simple as that.
Shane M- Posts : 13
Join date : 2009-12-15
Age : 56
Location : Wee Waa
You all have to get the best of both worlds....33m pool for me 
Blair V- Posts : 67
Join date : 2010-01-03
And for those who find the 25m pool faster do you tumble turn? I don't so not sure if it would make as much difference
Dave Tyno- Posts : 182
Join date : 2009-11-02
Location : Brisbane
Probably not as much benefit when you do an open turn Vs tumble turn, but you still get the speed & momentum boost from pushing off the wall.
Joe S- Posts : 17
Join date : 2009-11-04
Location : Melbourne
Shane M wrote:You all have to get the best of both worlds....33m pool for me
Swam in one of those on the holidays thinking it was a 25, the 100m repeats at effort 7 just about killed me.
Have found out since if the pool is a 'memorial' pool it is likely 33 metres.
Todd C- Posts : 35
Join date : 2009-12-03
Age : 51
Location : Port Macquarie
Blair V wrote:And for those who find the 25m pool faster do you tumble turn? I don't so not sure if it would make as much difference
I don't (can't) do tumble turns. Still a 1min quicker in the 25m pool over 1500m.
Matt C- Posts : 116
Join date : 2009-11-23
im much quicker in a 25 tumble turning
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