Hotel Pool Ideas

I'm traveling and doubt I'll be able to find a good pool to work out in for a week. Our hotel looks to have a "lap pool" which looks to be about 15 yards or so. At least its straight and the ends are flat. Any ideas for training in a bathtub? Nothing but flip turns and SD (or F) Ks...........

I know a couple of people who have these and use them while traveling. I have been meaning to buy one. This one is on SwimOutlet.com's web site, at: www.swimoutlet.com/.../1228.htm StrechCordz Short Resistance Training Belt A 2 inch waist belt and buckle attached to a four foot length of heavy tubing for push-offs and stationary swimming in small backyard or hotel pools. Excellent for resistance training in small pools. Available in two types of resistance - Medium (Red) and Heavy (Black) Brand: StrechCordz SKU: S119 Our Price: $24.95

The stretch cords take some getting used to. It is very difficult to get a good workout with them, especially trying to swim in place which tends to be a bit jerky and monotonous. They do work well, however, with backstroke and flutter kicking, which can be challenging if you try to stretch it all the way across a hotel pool.

I use the short pools to work on drills and turns.Often the pool is too sort to do a full breaststroke pullout so I break it into section-first turn push off streamline,second no push and do the pulldown immediately,third pushoff with hands down and go into the kick to surface.Breaststroke pull head up drill works well in a short pool as does eggbeater kick sprints. SDK down and back underwater is another good drill.I also do things like one arm pull no kick,or if I'm feeling coordinated one leg at a time breaststroke kick.If you have a drill you think might help or be fun a short pool is a great time to try it.