Is there a way to get a good swim workout in a short pool

kadler

I am going on a business trip and staying at hotel that has a 60 foot pool.

Has anyone found a good way to get a good set in using a short pool?  Or is it a waste of time?

Would it work to just not push off the wall forcefully at turns so there would be more distance for actual strokes? 

rlh2000

I took a group swim class once where they had us do drills in just half a length of a 25 yd pool, so that is an option. Might be better to use what time you have to just keep up run frequency and maybe jump in the pool as recovery.

thekidduxc

IMO, short pools can provide a place to work on improving your stroke via drills.

Dsutter24

My husband and I purchased swim a band for the apartment pool in Africa. It worked to get HR up and steady but my stroke was a little wonky and did not feel natural at all. I had to work hard to stay in alignment but was able to really focus b/c there was no turning. I used my paddles to really feel my catch and follow through. It may be a good idea if you travel a lot.

John Schneider

I used to travel a lot and tried a swim band aka surgical tubing it's hard to find a place to tie it off to get the correct angle. The biggest problem I had was the hotel pool temp was so hot you couldn't swim for very long without overheating. Imo I think you'd be better off doing dry land with surgical tubing than swimming in a hotel pool. One recommendation I might have is to get a y membership most will let you use the away membership feature for no cost.

bob hiller

Ken, 60 feet is 20 yards.  I don't consider that to be that short.  When I was young in the 1960's I swam in a couple of meets in 20y pools. Its 5 lengths per 100y, so easy to calculate distance.  You should be able to get good wko's.  I would do your regular turns unless you have a terrific pushoff.  Then you could back off on the push, but realize you will lose some momentum which may impact your form for a couple of strokes.