I was recently skiing in Colorado (late season trip to A-Basin). I stayed in a hotel with a 50-foot long outdoor pool. In four days, I managed two workouts where I swam about 120 laps (2000 yards) each time. Lots of turns! Anyone else with a similar experience? In breaststroke, after my pullout, it took me only 3-4 strokes to complete the lap. How much effort do folks make to find regulation pools while traveling? When I was in Whistler, I actually found a town rec center that had a 25-meter pool.
There have been times when I have jury-rigged my own swimming tether at a small hotel pool. I tie a towel around my waist (rope cuts in too much). Tie a rope to the towel, and the other end to something stationary on the pool deck (ladder, fence, etc). Sometimes I'll tie it to my feet instead of around my waist. You can actually buy tethers for this very purpose.
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Note: This can become VERY boring!!! And expect some odd looks...more so than when actually trying to swim laps in such a small pool.
Dan
There have been times when I have jury-rigged my own swimming tether at a small hotel pool. I tie a towel around my waist (rope cuts in too much). Tie a rope to the towel, and the other end to something stationary on the pool deck (ladder, fence, etc). Sometimes I'll tie it to my feet instead of around my waist. You can actually buy tethers for this very purpose.
image.slidesharecdn.com/.../choose-home-swimmer-to-get-good-swimming-workouts-3-638.jpg
Note: This can become VERY boring!!! And expect some odd looks...more so than when actually trying to swim laps in such a small pool.
Dan
