Hello,
I am in the process of designing a new pool for my backyard. I have room and budget for a lap lane of 50 to 60 ft. After designing the details of the pool with the lead engineer, he suggested a swim jet as an alternative for me that would allow a cheaper (smaller) pool construction cost.
Does anyone have experience with these type of products from a true swimmers point of view? I have a hard time believing the jets can really reproduce the same workout/resistances as a full lap lane, but I'm open to suggestions. I do swim all strokes at a decent swim rate. I do not want to be "held back" by a weak water stream, or wishing I had done the full lap lane instead.
Thanks!
Jeff
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As an "Adult-onset" "fitness swimmer" (30min mile) Here are my observations of my 55ft pool:
One person said:
I personally would not like a 50-60 ft pool as all that flipping would make me dizzy. Hope the above information helps. 30 years ago I got dizzy when I switched from a 50m to 25 yds :-) You get used to it.
On the other hand, your flips get a lot of practice (96 turns per mile) and you wont need to do crunches of sit ups anymore.
The problem with a pool 'll only get about 10yds of actual swimming in. The rest is just pushoff/kick. You'd end up wanting to join a club :(. Good point, which may settle the issue if you are that good of a swimmer. But I'm not. At 6'1" I still get 6 strokes between each turn.
Here's what a 55' pool looks like with yours truly swimming & flipping in it:
http://youtu.be/E0BQ7Tkn7UI
I'm curious about the price difference between your two options.
Also, how do you track your time in an endless pool?
As an "Adult-onset" "fitness swimmer" (30min mile) Here are my observations of my 55ft pool:
One person said:
I personally would not like a 50-60 ft pool as all that flipping would make me dizzy. Hope the above information helps. 30 years ago I got dizzy when I switched from a 50m to 25 yds :-) You get used to it.
On the other hand, your flips get a lot of practice (96 turns per mile) and you wont need to do crunches of sit ups anymore.
The problem with a pool 'll only get about 10yds of actual swimming in. The rest is just pushoff/kick. You'd end up wanting to join a club :(. Good point, which may settle the issue if you are that good of a swimmer. But I'm not. At 6'1" I still get 6 strokes between each turn.
Here's what a 55' pool looks like with yours truly swimming & flipping in it:
http://youtu.be/E0BQ7Tkn7UI
I'm curious about the price difference between your two options.
Also, how do you track your time in an endless pool?
