Subject: RE: Homemade Swim Tether?I made one for just a few bucks and it works very well for when you're stuck in a small pool. I took two old bike tubes, a length of nylon rope (maybe 8-10' ) and a web belt w/ a plastic buckle. Here's the assembly: Pool ladder/stair/handrail/whatever>>>bike tube>>>rope>>>bike tube>>>me. I keep the whole thing assembled together and just loop the one tube around the handrail and then clip into the web belt. You really want some elasticity at both the attachment end and the swimmer end, just using one tube at only one of two ends doesn't work as well. You can buy tethers, but this is every bit as good (I used commercial tethers in high school/college ) and the only thing you need to buy is the rope and belt....assuming you've had a couple of flats on the bike! My home pool is maybe 30' long, and on mornings when I can't get to the lap pool or beach, I use this. Great for breaststroke and freestyle....haven't really tried backstroke, but it'd work I'm sure. |