Does anyone else ever have the perception that each pool has one direction that is "faster" than the other? I swear that this is true, but can't really imagine the physics of why it would be so. In particular, it seems to me that going from the deep end to the shallow end almost always seems "faster" than going from the shallow end into the deep end. I speak specifically of 25 yard pools with one end about 12 feet deep and the other end about 3-4 feet deep since I have little experience with anything else. In all cases, the water jets are symmetrical in placement and seem to be pushing out the same amount of water (roughly). These are also indoor pools, so there are no wind effects and we aren't talking about when the water buffalo...err... water aerobics people are creating tsunami in the shallow end.
Or am I crazy? (No cheap shots on that one.)
-LBJ
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I was serious about timing yourself each way. I freely admit to being a novice swimmer, and I have heard of "fast" pools and "slow" pools. I have been in some pools where I hardly feel like I am moving at all, and others where you zoom along. But not enough for me to know whether I just thought that or if it is true.
Since we tend to time ourselves anyway, I thought it would be neat to see if it is just perception or truly a change in speed. I have access to only one pool right now, and I can't tell a difference subjectively in speed going either direction, else I would do it myself.
I am totally intrigued!
I was serious about timing yourself each way. I freely admit to being a novice swimmer, and I have heard of "fast" pools and "slow" pools. I have been in some pools where I hardly feel like I am moving at all, and others where you zoom along. But not enough for me to know whether I just thought that or if it is true.
Since we tend to time ourselves anyway, I thought it would be neat to see if it is just perception or truly a change in speed. I have access to only one pool right now, and I can't tell a difference subjectively in speed going either direction, else I would do it myself.
I am totally intrigued!
