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Why would someone good at 50m not be good at 100m? or 200m?

so strange to me that people who dominate at 1 distance migh...
slate mood stage
  08/01/24
Transitions from drawing primarily on peak neuromuscular pow...
Bistre gas station persian
  08/01/24
there is no 50M event. but even if there were, it would very...
Onyx cruise ship milk
  08/01/24
there is for swimming
slate mood stage
  08/01/24
that's because it's, like, slower, man.
boyish point
  08/01/24
there are 55m and 60m events indoors. loved those
adventurous knife
  08/01/24
i don't think they have those events at the highest levels a...
Onyx cruise ship milk
  08/01/24
there are indoor world championships, ncaa indoors, etc. it ...
adventurous knife
  08/01/24
It's exactly the same as track and field - aerobic capacity....
Contagious glassy dilemma
  08/01/24
Exploding out of the gate is a skill. Jerry Rice had a medio...
pontificating insecure indian lodge
  08/01/24
I’m sure they’re real fucking good at it but the...
khaki swollen bbw corn cake
  08/01/24


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Date: August 1st, 2024 9:23 AM
Author: slate mood stage

so strange to me that people who dominate at 1 distance might not be close to the top in another distance. it's not like we're talking about sprinting vs. marathon here, which clearly involve different skills and body capacities.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568094&forum_id=2#47916733)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 11:00 AM
Author: Bistre gas station persian

Transitions from drawing primarily on peak neuromuscular power output to anaerobic output to aerobic capacity to aerobic efficiency, with attendant refinements in optimal technique, occur over very short distances in swimming. Water is hard to move through.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568094&forum_id=2#47917064)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 11:10 AM
Author: Onyx cruise ship milk

there is no 50M event. but even if there were, it would very heavily favor those who get the quickest start out of the blocks since the race would be so short. The quickest starter isn't always the person who wins the 100M and 200M. See e.g. Usain Bolt winning almost every race in the last 1/3 of the 100M.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568094&forum_id=2#47917096)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:24 PM
Author: slate mood stage

there is for swimming

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568094&forum_id=2#47917658)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:31 PM
Author: boyish point

that's because it's, like, slower, man.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568094&forum_id=2#47917692)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:45 PM
Author: adventurous knife

there are 55m and 60m events indoors. loved those

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568094&forum_id=2#47917739)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 3:53 PM
Author: Onyx cruise ship milk

i don't think they have those events at the highest levels and if they do, i would guess there's a lot of overlap with the 100M bros.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568094&forum_id=2#47918309)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 8:47 PM
Author: adventurous knife

there are indoor world championships, ncaa indoors, etc. it definitely favors the shorter guys. andre cason was the top guy back in the day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568094&forum_id=2#47919249)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:29 PM
Author: Contagious glassy dilemma

It's exactly the same as track and field - aerobic capacity. It is the difference between running 100M and running 800M or 1600M. While it's not quite the difference between a sprint and a marathon there is a reason you have middle-distance specialists. And bear in mind that the pace of a one-miler and a marathon runner are not that different - about 40 seconds slower per mile. A 2-hour marathon time is the equivalent of running a 17-second 100M more than 400 times in a row.

In track and field, aerobic capacity is not nearly as important for 100/200M because the oxygen you breath as you start the race does not make it to your bloodstream until after the race is finished. It takes about 40 seconds, which is the reason you have 800M specialists - running top speed for 90 seconds is aerobically completely different than running 200M. At the 1600M distance it is more of a race against the pack.

So the same is true in swimming. Swimmers don't even really need to breathe for the 50M, but your pace and breathing for the 400/800/1600 are extremely important.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568094&forum_id=2#47917685)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:35 PM
Author: pontificating insecure indian lodge

Exploding out of the gate is a skill. Jerry Rice had a mediocre 40 time bc he didn’t know/care how to explode from a standstill

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568094&forum_id=2#47917702)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:53 PM
Author: khaki swollen bbw corn cake

I’m sure they’re real fucking good at it but there’s a crazy difference between really fucking good and world class. You have to specialize at that level.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568094&forum_id=2#47917762)