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USA Swimming permits competition in three official pool lengths; 25 yards and 25 meters, known as short course; and 50 meters known as long course. Records and qualifying times are established for all three courses. International competition is only recognized in 25 meter and 50-meter pools.
The short course season runs from September to March. The long course season runs April to early August. Swimmers are encouraged to participate in BOTH seasons, as the key to a great short course season is a great long course season and vice versa.
Another difference between 25 yards and 50 meters is actual length of races. In the 100-yard freestyle an average 13 year old may actually swim 75 yards (when taking out 7 yards for the dive and 6 yards for each of the three turns. In the 100 meter long course race is equal to 110 yards. That same 13 year old will actually swim the equivalent of 97 yards (taking out 7 yards for the dive and 6 yards for the only turn). This is quite a difference!
The difference is even greater in the 200 distances. The 200-yard event will require a151 yards of swimming (taking out 7 yards for the start and 6 yards for 7 turns). The 200 meter long course event is equal to 220 yards that requires 195 yards of swimming (taking out 7 yards for the dive and 6 yards for each of the 3 turns).
The short course season can last as long as 30 weeks, while the long course season lasts only about 16 weeks. If you start training in the summer for the long course season, you have a 6-9 week season to swim events that are longer and tougher than the short course events. Hence, you can see the necessity for training in the spring to have a good long course season.
IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING LONG COURSE
When swimmers reach the age of 10-11 years old, continued success comes from swimming the summers with the USA club team. The short course season ends in March, and not swimming with your USA club will have a definite limiting factor in your progress.
This does not mean you give up swimming for your summer league team. We encourage you to participate with your summer league team. You are the best recruiting tool we’ve got! Wear your Buckeye Swim Club team cap at practices (not in meets if your summer club has a team cap).
A summer league season lasting 5-6 weeks does not equate to 15 weeks of solid stroke instruction and training with the club. Swimmers who have not kept up their club membership have lost most of the stroke work established throughout the winter season while their counterparts have leapt significantly ahead in technique and conditioning
