I am designing a 25 yard lap pool for back yard. The pool will be 12 feet wide and 75 feet long. As of now, I am not sure whether to add gutters to eliminate the waves when I swim. I know the gutters will be great, but the addition is very expensive. I am considering not adding the gutters and instead putting the floating lanes dividers which will break the waves. I am not sure if the floating lane lines are enough, especially in such a narrow pool. Does anyone have any experience which could help?
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I have a backyard 16yard pool that's about 8-13 feet wide (one swimming lane). No gutters, no overflow. It's sloshy!
While I put in anchors to be able to hang laneropes, they would interfere with the automatic pool vac and would not allow the skimmers to collect surface crud. Since the backyard is all used up with pool, there is nowhere left to store a pool cover or lanerope reels anyhow.
Best use of my pool is to float on with a cold beverage. Second best is for slower non-freestyle swimming, drills, and kicking. I have used it for morning swims when our "big pool" is closed in August in the past; it WAS nice to just walk out the door to get at least a little exercise before work.
I have a backyard 16yard pool that's about 8-13 feet wide (one swimming lane). No gutters, no overflow. It's sloshy!
While I put in anchors to be able to hang laneropes, they would interfere with the automatic pool vac and would not allow the skimmers to collect surface crud. Since the backyard is all used up with pool, there is nowhere left to store a pool cover or lanerope reels anyhow.
Best use of my pool is to float on with a cold beverage. Second best is for slower non-freestyle swimming, drills, and kicking. I have used it for morning swims when our "big pool" is closed in August in the past; it WAS nice to just walk out the door to get at least a little exercise before work.
