{"id":130426,"date":"2015-04-06T09:35:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T16:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=130426"},"modified":"2015-04-06T09:36:26","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T16:36:26","slug":"jim-mcconica-employs-negative-split-strategy-to-break-three-masters-world-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jim-mcconica-employs-negative-split-strategy-to-break-three-masters-world-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim McConica Employs Negative-Split Strategy To Break Three Masters World Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jim McConica, a six-time member of the <i>Swimming World Magazine<\/i> World Masters Swimmers of the Year list, made a case to be a part of next year\u2019s group with three short course meters world records last week at the Ontario Provincial Championships.<\/p>\n<p>McConica represented Ventura County Masters in his trip north of the border, and made some history in the process. McConica doesn\u2019t turn 65 until December, but FINA rules stipulate that a person\u2019s age at a short course meters or long course meters meet is their age as of December 31 of that year. So, McConica got a head start on the 65-69 world records, beginning with the 1500 freestyle. His time of 18:53.75 shattered Tom Landis\u2019 world record of 19:32.78 from 2007, and it gave McConica the world record in the 1500 freestyle for four consecutive age groups. McConica employed a negative-split strategy for his mile, splitting 9:29.12 at 750 meters then blasting a 9:24.63 for the last half of the race.<\/p>\n<p>Event 8  Men 65-69 1500 SC Meter Freestyle<br \/>\n=========================================================================<br \/>\n        WORLD: W 19:32.78  18\/02\/2007TOM LANDIS, USA<br \/>\n         NATL: C 21:52.88  21\/04\/2006KARL DONOGHUE<br \/>\n          ONT: O 22:18.28  25\/03\/2011DOUG BISHOP<br \/>\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed     Finals Points<br \/>\n=========================================================================<br \/>\n  1 Mc Conica, Jim         65 Other            19:05.66   18:53.75W  20<br \/>\n                 35.84      1:13.63 (37.79)<br \/>\n        1:51.65 (38.02)     2:29.41 (37.76)<br \/>\n        3:07.67 (38.26)     3:45.51 (37.84)<br \/>\n        4:23.54 (38.03)     5:01.65 (38.11)<br \/>\n        5:39.93 (38.28)     6:18.41 (38.48)<br \/>\n        6:56.45 (38.04)     7:34.59 (38.14)<br \/>\n        8:12.90 (38.31)     8:50.93 (38.03)<br \/>\n        9:29.12 (38.19)    10:07.19 (38.07)<br \/>\n       10:45.54 (38.35)    11:23.80 (38.26)<br \/>\n       12:02.04 (38.24)    12:39.95 (37.91)<br \/>\n       13:17.96 (38.01)    13:56.04 (38.08)<br \/>\n       14:34.05 (38.01)    15:12.10 (38.05)<br \/>\n       15:49.97 (37.87)    16:27.57 (37.60)<br \/>\n       17:05.13 (37.56)    17:42.28 (37.15)<br \/>\n       18:18.81 (36.53)    18:53.75 (34.94)<\/p>\n<p>Next for McConica was the 400 free, and he chopped more than seven seconds off Dan Kirkland\u2019s five-month-old world record of 4:53.17 with a 4:45.88. McConica negative split this world record swim as well, going out in 2:23.58 at 200 meters then posting a 2:22.30 for the final 200 meters. McConica still owns the world record in this event in the 50-54 age group with a 4:07.99 from 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Event 28  Men 65-69 400 SC Meter Freestyle<br \/>\n=========================================================================<br \/>\n        WORLD: W 4:53.17  06\/12\/2014DAN KIRKLAND, USA<br \/>\n         NATL: C 5:27.04  30\/04\/2005KARL DONOGHUE<br \/>\n          ONT: O 5:38.22  18\/05\/2008PAULL LEAMEN<br \/>\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed     Finals Points<br \/>\n=========================================================================<br \/>\n  1 Mc Conica, Jim         65 Other             4:53.17    4:45.88W  20<br \/>\n                 33.42      1:09.66 (36.24)<br \/>\n        1:46.67 (37.01)     2:23.58 (36.91)<br \/>\n        2:59.86 (36.28)     3:36.31 (36.45)<br \/>\n        4:11.81 (35.50)     4:45.88 (34.07)<\/p>\n<p>Negative splitting was working well for McConica, so he used that strategy again to great effect in the 800 freestyle. He became the oldest swimmer under 10 minutes with a 9:53.06, knocking more than 10 seconds off Kirkland\u2019s record of 10:05.03. With a 5:00.46 split at 400 meters, McConica had plenty in the tank to fire off a 4:52.20. His final 400 meters was so fast, it beat Kirkland\u2019s former world record at that distance.<\/p>\n<p>Event 46  Men 65-69 800 SC Meter Freestyle<br \/>\n=========================================================================<br \/>\n        WORLD: W 10:05.03  15\/11\/2014DAN KIRKLAND, USA<br \/>\n         NATL: C 11:15.41  30\/04\/2005KARL DONOGHUE<br \/>\n          ONT: O 11:53.50  19\/05\/2008PAULL LEAMEN<br \/>\n    Name                  Age Team                 Seed     Finals Points<br \/>\n=========================================================================<br \/>\n  1 Mc Conica, Jim         65 Other            10:05.03    9:53.06W  20<br \/>\n                 35.60      1:13.31 (37.71)<br \/>\n        1:51.46 (38.15)     2:29.60 (38.14)<br \/>\n        3:07.59 (37.99)     3:45.67 (38.08)<br \/>\n        4:23.35 (37.68)     5:00.86 (37.51)<br \/>\n        5:37.85 (36.99)     6:14.98 (37.13)<br \/>\n        6:52.14 (37.16)     7:29.22 (37.08)<br \/>\n        8:06.01 (36.79)     8:42.53 (36.52)<br \/>\n        9:18.72 (36.19)     9:53.06 (34.34)<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above, McConica is no stranger to world records. He spent a chunk of his Masters swimming career as an open water swimmer and was part of the historic <a href=http:\/\/legacy.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/25086.asp?q=%3CI%3EThe-Morning-Swim-Show%3C\/i%3E,-Sept.-23,-2010:-Ventura-Deep-Six-Relay-Team-Relives-Experience-of-Record-Breaking-Ocean-Swim target=_blank>Ventura Deep Six relay team<\/a> that swam 202 miles down the California coastline that was the longest relay open water swim in history. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/results\/2015-ontario-provincial-masters-championships\/international-masters\/2015\/April\/2\">2015 Ontario Provincial Masters Championships &#8211; Results<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim McConica, a six-time member of the Swimming World Magazine World Masters Swimmers of the Year list, made a case to be a part of next year\u2019s group with 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