Turns if One End of the Pool has Steps

Several questions. Are you talking about a full size 25y/m competition pool that has steps in the shallow end? They go all the way across the width of the pool? Or, is this an apartment complex pool? Are flip turns absolutely necessary? If it’s in a small apartment complex pool, and you’re just doing straight continuous lap swimming…as opposed to sets and intervals…you might consider stationary swimming on a static line. — Dan

Several questions. Are you talking about a full size 25y/m competition pool that has steps in the shallow end? They go all the way across the width of the pool? Or, is this an apartment complex pool? Are flip turns absolutely necessary? If it’s in a small apartment complex pool, and you’re just doing straight continuous lap swimming…as opposed to sets and intervals…you might consider stationary swimming on a static line. — Dan

Thanks for your response. It's actually 169 feet long, about two lanes, constant depth of about 4 feet, and steps across one end. I could do flip turns at one end but not the step end.