I'm still just a newbie to competitive swimming and wondered if other swimmers have experienced one training pool MUCH faster than another. And I mean SCY/SCM pools, not difference between SC and LC pools. There is one pool where I train, SCY, and I am uniformly 8-10% slower than in the pool where our team trains (also SCY). It's almost as though it is a SCM pool.
Nearby SCM pool, I have the expected times converting SCM to SCY. Now I've been a runner for over 35yrs. Never had one track SO much slower than another and consistently so. Temp in the "slow" SCY pool is consistenty lower (75-76degF) than the other two (79-81degF).
And yes, I have thought of actually measuring the slow SCY pool, community pool folks insist it is 25y!
Interesting, I've swum in pools where there is also what seems like a small current that pulls me to one side or the other slightly at some point in the lane; weird feeling. I thought it was because there was a strong jet somewhere near the area, but in some cases it happened in one of the middle lanes, near the center of the pool.
For awhile I thought it was just me, and I noticed it especially when I was using a kickboard. Also some pools I've used have had slippery walls which make my turn push much weaker and slow me down quite a bit.
lane lines can also make a big difference.
Before I started swimming I never would have thought that there'd be a difference in speed from one pool to another, but I've learned my lesson! :D
Interesting, I've swum in pools where there is also what seems like a small current that pulls me to one side or the other slightly at some point in the lane; weird feeling. I thought it was because there was a strong jet somewhere near the area, but in some cases it happened in one of the middle lanes, near the center of the pool.
For awhile I thought it was just me, and I noticed it especially when I was using a kickboard. Also some pools I've used have had slippery walls which make my turn push much weaker and slow me down quite a bit.
lane lines can also make a big difference.
Before I started swimming I never would have thought that there'd be a difference in speed from one pool to another, but I've learned my lesson! :D
