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.
This, along with the other current threads regarding lap vs. length, and pool length, reminded me of something I've often tried to get them to do at my pool (especially in the winter) -- maybe once a week take out the lane lines and make an actual lap circuit. I think it'd be fun for us longer distance open water swimmers who are restricted to the pool during the winter. Moor some buoys in the four corners about a lane's width from the sides, perhaps connect a lane line between them...and we'd have an actual lap of about 75-80 meters and wouldn't have so many flip turns. Maybe do it just once a week or so, at a special time so the traditional lap swimmers' workouts wouldn't be disrupted.
Dan
This, along with the other current threads regarding lap vs. length, and pool length, reminded me of something I've often tried to get them to do at my pool (especially in the winter) -- maybe once a week take out the lane lines and make an actual lap circuit. I think it'd be fun for us longer distance open water swimmers who are restricted to the pool during the winter. Moor some buoys in the four corners about a lane's width from the sides, perhaps connect a lane line between them...and we'd have an actual lap of about 75-80 meters and wouldn't have so many flip turns. Maybe do it just once a week or so, at a special time so the traditional lap swimmers' workouts wouldn't be disrupted.
Dan
