I have noticed on a few different occasions where people have mentioned the apparent "speed" of the pool they swim in.
anyone want to enlighten a clueless person as to what this means? ;)
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Originally posted by geochuck
If you trained in the Municipal Pool (now called the Jimmy Thompson Pool) in Hamilton Ontario You would know the difference. The waves produced by the flat walls were and still very large, it is like swimming in a wave pool. When you take a breath you can easily swallow water.
George
Same here!! The pool I swim in is terrible!!! Definate wave pool material, I should try some of this speculative bow wave sufing next time. The way I understand it, what makes a pool fast is the taughtness of the lane lines, how good the lane lines are at reducing wave sharing, and how good the drainage system is. Whatever can be done to make as less wake as possible so that it seems like you are always swimming in calm water. My favorite example of a good pool is the Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center. FABULOUS POOL!!!!
~Kyra
Originally posted by geochuck
If you trained in the Municipal Pool (now called the Jimmy Thompson Pool) in Hamilton Ontario You would know the difference. The waves produced by the flat walls were and still very large, it is like swimming in a wave pool. When you take a breath you can easily swallow water.
George
Same here!! The pool I swim in is terrible!!! Definate wave pool material, I should try some of this speculative bow wave sufing next time. The way I understand it, what makes a pool fast is the taughtness of the lane lines, how good the lane lines are at reducing wave sharing, and how good the drainage system is. Whatever can be done to make as less wake as possible so that it seems like you are always swimming in calm water. My favorite example of a good pool is the Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center. FABULOUS POOL!!!!
~Kyra
