Advanced Search
View New Posts | View Today's Posts
Hey there, visitor! Welcome to Swim Forums, the web's #1 swimming discussion forum.

Swim Forums is a community of swimmers, both competitive and recreational, and coaches that help each other get better at the sport. Whether you swim workouts for 2 hours a day, or just swim in your friend's backyard pool, Swim Forums has something for you!

Members get the benefits of creating their own profile page and participating in a wide range of community discussions! Membership is fun, easy, and free, and registration only takes a moment of your time. Once you create an account, you can start posting right away! Create an Account »

Already a member? Login to your account:
Username: Password: Remember me?
Swim Forums / Swimming Discussions / Meets and Competitions v / Are these good times?

Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Votes - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Are these good times?
Author Message
Zash Offline
Administrator
Administrators
Posts: 348
Joined: Sep 2009
Reputation: 0
Post: #1
Are these good times?
Hi, what do you think about these times for a 14 year-old male? (Not me, but a friend).

100 Freestyle - 1:02.47
100 Breaststroke - 1:16.39
200 IM - 2:29.99

Thanks Smile
(This post was last modified: Dec 30, 2009 10:07pm by Zash.)
Nov 26, 2009 3:35pm
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
SwimCoachTools Offline
Moderator
Moderators
Posts: 107
Joined: Nov 2009
Reputation: 0
Post: #2
RE: Are these good times?
Assuming that these times are in SCY... they're not bad. Nothing special or out of the ordinary, but good. Would put him in the top half of 14 yo's in a good program, top quarter in a bad program.
Nov 27, 2009 8:53pm
Visit this user's website Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Zash Offline
Administrator
Administrators
Posts: 348
Joined: Sep 2009
Reputation: 0
Post: #3
RE: Are these good times?
(Nov 27, 2009 8:53pm)SwimCoachTools Wrote:  Assuming that these times are in SCY... they're not bad. Nothing special or out of the ordinary, but good. Would put him in the top half of 14 yo's in a good program, top quarter in a bad program.
Hi, it is SCY. He is part of MetroSwimming (division of USASwimming), so I am assuming top half?
Nov 28, 2009 12:11am
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
SwimCoachTools Offline
Moderator
Moderators
Posts: 107
Joined: Nov 2009
Reputation: 0
Post: #4
RE: Are these good times?
Probably around middle of the pack in a USA-Swimming program. If those are his times fully tapered, probably a little below top half.

But don't want to discourage the kid! A lot of swimmers can drop a ton of time between 14 and 18 as puberty kicks in. With hard work, he can probably cut as much as 20% off of those times.
Nov 28, 2009 12:50am
Visit this user's website Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Zash Offline
Administrator
Administrators
Posts: 348
Joined: Sep 2009
Reputation: 0
Post: #5
RE: Are these good times?
(Nov 28, 2009 12:50am)SwimCoachTools Wrote:  Probably around middle of the pack in a USA-Swimming program. If those are his times fully tapered, probably a little below top half.
Actually, he's not tapered at all. These times come from a swim meet right after three weeks of hard practices.

(Nov 28, 2009 12:50am)SwimCoachTools Wrote:  But don't want to discourage the kid! A lot of swimmers can drop a ton of time between 14 and 18 as puberty kicks in. With hard work, he can probably cut as much as 20% off of those times.
No problem. He's actually fairly small for his age, so I'm sure he has plenty of time to grow and get better.
Nov 28, 2009 4:23pm
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
vandy Offline
Occasional Swimmer
Members
Posts: 118
Joined: Oct 2009
Reputation: 0
Post: #6
RE: Are these good times?
The times you have mentioned are not at all bad at the age of 14.
As you will grow old, your body will be much strong & fit to achieve these targets in less time.
You can surely work on it to improve your timings.
Jan 4, 2010 7:45am
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Homeschoolftw Offline
Hobbyist Swimmer
Members
Posts: 22
Joined: Jan 2010
Reputation: 0
Post: #7
RE: Are these good times?
thats not bad i just turned 15
my IM time is 2.45
100 breast i dont do i do 100 back in which i have 1.11
and my 100 free is 1.03 on a 400 free relay right after my 100 back
so compared to me, who doesnt swim year round, he not bad at all
Jan 13, 2010 8:20pm
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Typhoons Coach Offline
Hobbyist Swimmer
Members
Posts: 26
Joined: Jan 2010
Reputation: 0
Post: #8
RE: Are these good times?
the breast time isn't bad - probably about 60th percentile...

I haven't seen this kid swim, but assuming the technique is decent, work a bit more Max VO2 and Lactate Tolerance to get the 100 free time down. What is the 50 split time?
Jan 13, 2010 10:29pm
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Zash Offline
Administrator
Administrators
Posts: 348
Joined: Sep 2009
Reputation: 0
Post: #9
RE: Are these good times?
(Jan 13, 2010 10:29pm)Typhoons Coach Wrote:  the breast time isn't bad - probably about 60th percentile...

I haven't seen this kid swim, but assuming the technique is decent, work a bit more Max VO2 and Lactate Tolerance to get the 100 free time down. What is the 50 split time?

His updated time for the 100 Breaststroke is now 1:14.20 (50 Split - 35.83)
Jan 14, 2010 6:36am
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Typhoons Coach Offline
Hobbyist Swimmer
Members
Posts: 26
Joined: Jan 2010
Reputation: 0
Post: #10
RE: Are these good times?
Not bad at all, zash! Anyway we can get a video on the strokes? I love to critique techniques and it stirs some good debate as well!
Jan 14, 2010 10:53am
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  Multi-Directional Sleep Number Bed Designed For Good Night Sleep mack.mabel1 0 33 Apr 26, 2012 1:41am
Last Post: mack.mabel1
  Are mY Swim Times Good? n20swim 6 6,390 Jan 18, 2012 6:43pm
Last Post: MarCoch
Bug Are my times fast??? I'm 12 boy Cbswimmer 9 1,957 Jun 29, 2011 1:16pm
Last Post: apflyer
  What is a good time i should reach for? Bennyp 4 1,173 Jun 21, 2011 8:22pm
Last Post: Zash
  My times SwimmingXpert 4 1,875 Mar 23, 2011 4:32am
Last Post: VydentSwimmer
  Pool size and swim times cxerphax 3 1,302 Dec 31, 2010 6:08am
Last Post: pankaj444
  Good Short Course --> Long Course Conversion Tool Zash 2 3,076 May 7, 2010 3:43pm
Last Post: Zash
  Need Help with my Times tina swim 17 3,486 Dec 28, 2009 4:34am
Last Post: tina swim



User(s) browsing this thread: 4 Guest(s)

Return to TopReturn to Content