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?
Hi there,
I have an indoor lap pool. 25 yards long by 8 feet wide. It ranges from 4 feet deep at each end, to 6 feet in the middle, because I wanted at least one part that was over my head.
First of all, I absolutely LOVE it. It is heavenly to walk down the yard to swim in the morning. It feels decadent and amazing.
That being said, there are significant waves. We do not have gutters, or lane lines. Even with the waves, if we had it to do over, I'm not sure that I would have added either. I am an open water swimmer so the waves are actually good for me in terms of my practice.
I do have to remember that my times in my own pool are slower than when I am at team practice. It takes some reminding, and also means that what I'm training for really matters. If I were a sprinter, maybe less waves would be more important to me.
When folks from my team come over, it can really kick the butts of even the strongest swimmers. That's great for me because it means I know if I can do a 7000 straight in there, it's almost--but never quite--as good as an open water practice. With 12 feet, you might have a little more room to work with, but with 8 feet, I know I would feel constrained if we tried to put lane lines in there.
The thing that I also love about it, and which has been an unexpected benefit, is that the pool really is great for our entire family. My son and his friends love it because while they can't stand, there's always a wall nearby.
I'm assuming yours is outdoor. Mine is indoor, which means the added bonus of also being able to do run workouts in the pool when it's too cold to run outside. There's also nothing quite like a family swim on Christmas Day in New England.
It also means we're not confronting the cleaning issues it sounds like you might have with lane lines.
What kind of cover are you planning on using? We have an electric retractable cover that really ensures us feeling safe with kids/animals around. Not cheap, but worth the peace of mind, and really easy to use.
One other thing I would recommend, although it sounds like you are doing the work yourself??, is that you talk with all of your subs about whether or not your project will be used to showcase their work. In our case, we got things like free radiant heating in the floors, which we had opted out of because of the expense, because the company felt like the project was so good for them professionally.
Just in case you want to see what my pool looks like as you embark on your project, here's a link to it on our architect's site.
www.austindesign.biz/.../project1.html
Good luck! And feel free to e-mail me with any questions.
Sydne
Hi there,
I have an indoor lap pool. 25 yards long by 8 feet wide. It ranges from 4 feet deep at each end, to 6 feet in the middle, because I wanted at least one part that was over my head.
First of all, I absolutely LOVE it. It is heavenly to walk down the yard to swim in the morning. It feels decadent and amazing.
That being said, there are significant waves. We do not have gutters, or lane lines. Even with the waves, if we had it to do over, I'm not sure that I would have added either. I am an open water swimmer so the waves are actually good for me in terms of my practice.
I do have to remember that my times in my own pool are slower than when I am at team practice. It takes some reminding, and also means that what I'm training for really matters. If I were a sprinter, maybe less waves would be more important to me.
When folks from my team come over, it can really kick the butts of even the strongest swimmers. That's great for me because it means I know if I can do a 7000 straight in there, it's almost--but never quite--as good as an open water practice. With 12 feet, you might have a little more room to work with, but with 8 feet, I know I would feel constrained if we tried to put lane lines in there.
The thing that I also love about it, and which has been an unexpected benefit, is that the pool really is great for our entire family. My son and his friends love it because while they can't stand, there's always a wall nearby.
I'm assuming yours is outdoor. Mine is indoor, which means the added bonus of also being able to do run workouts in the pool when it's too cold to run outside. There's also nothing quite like a family swim on Christmas Day in New England.
It also means we're not confronting the cleaning issues it sounds like you might have with lane lines.
What kind of cover are you planning on using? We have an electric retractable cover that really ensures us feeling safe with kids/animals around. Not cheap, but worth the peace of mind, and really easy to use.
One other thing I would recommend, although it sounds like you are doing the work yourself??, is that you talk with all of your subs about whether or not your project will be used to showcase their work. In our case, we got things like free radiant heating in the floors, which we had opted out of because of the expense, because the company felt like the project was so good for them professionally.
Just in case you want to see what my pool looks like as you embark on your project, here's a link to it on our architect's site.
www.austindesign.biz/.../project1.html
Good luck! And feel free to e-mail me with any questions.
Sydne
