Yesterday I swam in a pool I had never been to before. The pool is 30.5 meters (33.3 yards) long X 20 yards wide. Starting blocks were on the 20 yards.
Why would a pool be built at 30.5 meters? Would you change your workout to accommodate this unusual distance?
My normal 4000 meter workout, turned into 4880 meters. I would like to continue to use this pool,however I will have to put in some serious thinking into my workouts.
Got a kick out of this thread for a couple of reasons. Swam in my first swim meet at Downey HS in 1956 as a 10 year old blazing slightly over 40 seconds in a long course 50yd free, won a gold medal and was the happiest kid in the world. A few years later I was riding my old style single speed balloon tire bike to Lakewood HS because they were the nearest pool with workouts in the winter. The coach never bothered with paperwork or admission fee --- I think he was impressed with my 25 mile cycling commute. Then as a 14 year old I swam 110 yards in less than 55 seconds!!! --- not quite as remarkable as it sounds since it was in our backyard pool that was 22 feet across, 15 widths = 110 yards with 14 flip turns and very few strokes.
Ahhh, the memories.
Got a kick out of this thread for a couple of reasons. Swam in my first swim meet at Downey HS in 1956 as a 10 year old blazing slightly over 40 seconds in a long course 50yd free, won a gold medal and was the happiest kid in the world. A few years later I was riding my old style single speed balloon tire bike to Lakewood HS because they were the nearest pool with workouts in the winter. The coach never bothered with paperwork or admission fee --- I think he was impressed with my 25 mile cycling commute. Then as a 14 year old I swam 110 yards in less than 55 seconds!!! --- not quite as remarkable as it sounds since it was in our backyard pool that was 22 feet across, 15 widths = 110 yards with 14 flip turns and very few strokes.
Ahhh, the memories.
