A big thanks to everyone who got a chance to try out the Endless Pool at the LCC's. In the end over 1/3 of the participants took a test swim and over 250 took home videos of their stroke. Your feedback and support was very valuable. We look forward to seeing you at the SCC's next year!
Best,
Endless Pools
Hello Ed, thanks for your notes. We're glad you had a chance to try the pool! The proof is really in the pudding...
A few responses to your queries:
The flow was adjusted by another person turning a continuously variable dial, that did not have any markings on it. I would think that it would be nice to have a "control panel" which allowed you to "dial in" a pre-determined setting (e.g. a current flow of "7" on a scale of 1 to 10). As you swim in the endless pool, you would know where your setting is and you wouldn't have to try to keep fine tuning the dial.
Installed on the Endless Pool at Rutgers was our optional Swim Current Gauge which essentially measures the hydraulic pressure in the system. Through this gauge you can establish and repeat workouts by dialing the knob to your favorite speed. No fine tuning necessary after you've established your ideal speeds for warm-ups, heavy workouts, cool downs, etc.
Finally, the camera angle in the pool was set in the bottom left front corner looking up towards the swimmer. I thought it would be better to have a camera straight on from the front as well as straight from the side. At an upwards angle from one side it was very hard to compare the right vs. left hand and arm stroke patterns.
Due to the sheer number of swimmers in the pool it was necessary to keep the underwater camera static. For personal use however you can position the camera anywhere you'd like. You could even set up several cameras to capture side, front and rear stroke mechanics.
Happy Swimming,
Endless Pools
Hello Ed, thanks for your notes. We're glad you had a chance to try the pool! The proof is really in the pudding...
A few responses to your queries:
The flow was adjusted by another person turning a continuously variable dial, that did not have any markings on it. I would think that it would be nice to have a "control panel" which allowed you to "dial in" a pre-determined setting (e.g. a current flow of "7" on a scale of 1 to 10). As you swim in the endless pool, you would know where your setting is and you wouldn't have to try to keep fine tuning the dial.
Installed on the Endless Pool at Rutgers was our optional Swim Current Gauge which essentially measures the hydraulic pressure in the system. Through this gauge you can establish and repeat workouts by dialing the knob to your favorite speed. No fine tuning necessary after you've established your ideal speeds for warm-ups, heavy workouts, cool downs, etc.
Finally, the camera angle in the pool was set in the bottom left front corner looking up towards the swimmer. I thought it would be better to have a camera straight on from the front as well as straight from the side. At an upwards angle from one side it was very hard to compare the right vs. left hand and arm stroke patterns.
Due to the sheer number of swimmers in the pool it was necessary to keep the underwater camera static. For personal use however you can position the camera anywhere you'd like. You could even set up several cameras to capture side, front and rear stroke mechanics.
Happy Swimming,
Endless Pools
