The best thing to do is to use the pace clock at your pool to help you keep pace.
Amen. At UIC's pool they have digital pace clocks in all four corners of their long course pool. You can easily see a clock coming off either wall no matter which way you turn to breathe. I haven't been in that pool when it was set up short course in a few years, but I suspect it would work there as well, though better when breathing on one side than the other.
In contrast, at Northwestern they have three pace clocks along one long side of the pool and nothing on the other side. Seeing a clock can be problematic. When you're swimming short course side-to-side (as we almost always do), not oriented lengthwise between the bulkheads, the clock might be right behind you or you might have to look up to see it. Not a good setup in my opinion.
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Skip Montanaro
The best thing to do is to use the pace clock at your pool to help you keep pace.
Amen. At UIC's pool they have digital pace clocks in all four corners of their long course pool. You can easily see a clock coming off either wall no matter which way you turn to breathe. I haven't been in that pool when it was set up short course in a few years, but I suspect it would work there as well, though better when breathing on one side than the other.
In contrast, at Northwestern they have three pace clocks along one long side of the pool and nothing on the other side. Seeing a clock can be problematic. When you're swimming short course side-to-side (as we almost always do), not oriented lengthwise between the bulkheads, the clock might be right behind you or you might have to look up to see it. Not a good setup in my opinion.
Sorry about the thread hijack...
Skip Montanaro
