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.
My regular SCM pool is 7.5 meters wide with 5 narrow lanes. The 1st lane is the one with a lane line. When I'm the only swimmer I do turn drills I created by swimming the width. I push off under the lane line, take three strokes, turn, then coast back and breathe when finished. It is the perfect length. If the turn was good I touch the finish with momentum in the tank at about 10 seconds. If I barely make it back or if it's 12+ seconds, I did something wrong and need to figure out what it was. My turns have improved with these.
My regular SCM pool is 7.5 meters wide with 5 narrow lanes. The 1st lane is the one with a lane line. When I'm the only swimmer I do turn drills I created by swimming the width. I push off under the lane line, take three strokes, turn, then coast back and breathe when finished. It is the perfect length. If the turn was good I touch the finish with momentum in the tank at about 10 seconds. If I barely make it back or if it's 12+ seconds, I did something wrong and need to figure out what it was. My turns have improved with these.
