Tether Training

I keep a tether with me whenever I’m traveling too. I’m not much for doing anything on the tether other than just swimming for ## minutes, and calling it whatever ## distance. The tether I use is basically just ankle stirrups with elastic bungee cords attached that get clipped/tied to anything poolside…ladder, heavy deck furniture, building structure, etc. Anyway…I sometimes will swim harder to pull harder on the bungee, to keep myself over a certain spot on the pool bottom. Then I’ll ease up and the bungee will pull me back to where I was previously. Sometimes I’ll actually place markers on the bottom using coins or whatever. IOW, I’ll swim along at an easy pace. Then, I’ll “sprint”…pulling harder on the bungee to place myself over a farther mark for ## seconds/minutes. You could do that for whatever period of time works for you and all it a 100m/yd, an do repeats at certain intervals.

Also, finding time when the pool doesn’t have families of kids that can be disruptive to such a workout is sometimes problematic. Early morning, or at night is frequently best I find.

Do you already have a tether? The one I have I got years ago from SwimOutlet that attaches to your ankles (see Amazon link). SwimOutlet doesn’t seem to carry that one any longer but they do have one that attaches around your waist.

https://www.amazon.com/YYST-Ankle-Stationary-Swimmer-Training/dp/B01HPS53RE/ref=asc_df_B01HPS53RE?mcid=0049f533b9603ed5a70d0763a632c79b&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693393281495&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1715173307115116810&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002217&hvtargid=pla-349103514413&psc=1

Good luck,

Dan

I keep a tether with me whenever I’m traveling too. I’m not much for doing anything on the tether other than just swimming for ## minutes, and calling it whatever ## distance. The tether I use is basically just ankle stirrups with elastic bungee cords attached that get clipped/tied to anything poolside…ladder, heavy deck furniture, building structure, etc. Anyway…I sometimes will swim harder to pull harder on the bungee, to keep myself over a certain spot on the pool bottom. Then I’ll ease up and the bungee will pull me back to where I was previously. Sometimes I’ll actually place markers on the bottom using coins or whatever. IOW, I’ll swim along at an easy pace. Then, I’ll “sprint”…pulling harder on the bungee to place myself over a farther mark for ## seconds/minutes. You could do that for whatever period of time works for you and all it a 100m/yd, an do repeats at certain intervals.

Also, finding time when the pool doesn’t have families of kids that can be disruptive to such a workout is sometimes problematic. Early morning, or at night is frequently best I find.

Do you already have a tether? The one I have I got years ago from SwimOutlet that attaches to your ankles (see Amazon link). SwimOutlet doesn’t seem to carry that one any longer but they do have one that attaches around your waist.

https://www.amazon.com/YYST-Ankle-Stationary-Swimmer-Training/dp/B01HPS53RE/ref=asc_df_B01HPS53RE?mcid=0049f533b9603ed5a70d0763a632c79b&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693393281495&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1715173307115116810&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002217&hvtargid=pla-349103514413&psc=1

Good luck,

Dan