The 1:14 Effect

By the time you read this I will probably have been airborne and back on Earth again. In a few hours (as I write this) I will be 1500km from my present location, luxuyriating in plentiful oxygen and sea vistas. Meanwhile, tomorrow, hard work and toil is on the cards. Will I go under 3hours?

So I was swimming in the open air pool at Old Eds and I said to myself: "If you can swim 100m faster than 1:15, then you're gonna break 3hours in the Argus. The background to this is my first swim was 1:21, second one 1:17 (and gasping painfully). I allowed myself a dive, but not off the blocks. So I did a 1:14.

I then went to weigh myself: 84.3kg. Alex predicts a 3:10. I'm predicting 3:03-3:05. Time will tell.