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.
i once swam in a 50yd pool.
little known rules fact:
you can set an american and/or national record in a 55yd pool! (because its a hair longer that 50m).
Would that be in the 1500m or 1650yds? 30 lengths of a 55yd pool is 1650 yd = 1509 m. With all of the missing turns, I would expect the 1650 yd time to be slow, but with only 9 extra m, the 1500 m time might be competitive.
i once swam in a 50yd pool.
little known rules fact:
you can set an american and/or national record in a 55yd pool! (because its a hair longer that 50m).
Would that be in the 1500m or 1650yds? 30 lengths of a 55yd pool is 1650 yd = 1509 m. With all of the missing turns, I would expect the 1650 yd time to be slow, but with only 9 extra m, the 1500 m time might be competitive.
