I'm back at school now and it feels so much better swimming at my schools pool than at my local Y becasuse my school pool has a 13 feet deep end. the Y is shallow, its 3 feet on one end.
Deep water is so much better than shallow water.
It is easier to "hang out" in the shallow end between repeats, but I wish it was deeper. Flip turns in 3 feet of water can be hazardous.
I have heard that deep pools are faster as well. Intersting discussions on the reason for it. My pool is 7 feet deep where I swim by one of the ends of the pool. (50 meters long, 7 feet deep on each end and 4 ft deep in the middle. It is set up for 25 yards right now, which is the width of the pool). It is great for the SDK's, not having to worry about how deep I go. It is a drag, though, having to hang on to the gutter while trying to breathe between sets.
It is easier to "hang out" in the shallow end between repeats, but I wish it was deeper. Flip turns in 3 feet of water can be hazardous.
I have heard that deep pools are faster as well. Intersting discussions on the reason for it. My pool is 7 feet deep where I swim by one of the ends of the pool. (50 meters long, 7 feet deep on each end and 4 ft deep in the middle. It is set up for 25 yards right now, which is the width of the pool). It is great for the SDK's, not having to worry about how deep I go. It is a drag, though, having to hang on to the gutter while trying to breathe between sets.
