Pool length

I'm using a 20yd pool as well. A trick I use to keep my counts lower-- I tend to let my mind wander and forget the count, is to count down and back as 1. I may also break my workout into 200's or 400's.

One of the pools I use sometimes is 20 yards, but has no lane lines and often is empty, so I'll swim corner to corner to get longer laps.

H20Rescue - 2007-03-06 7:03 PM . A 100 yd drill would be a real pain in the butt if I had to do 4 and a half lengths Dave

Not sure about your math on this one.  100yds = 5 lengths of a 20 yd pool.    Shouldn't be a big deal to count to 5  instead of 4 to do 100 yards. 

tkbslc - 2007-03-07 8:56 AM

H20Rescue - 2007-03-06 7:03 PM . A 100 yd drill would be a real pain in the butt if I had to do 4 and a half lengths Dave

Not sure about your math on this one. 100yds = 5 lengths of a 20 yd pool. Shouldn't be a big deal to count to 5 instead of 4 to do 100 yards.
 

Maybe he was thinking about meters not yards? hmmmmm 

Speaking about the turning on a 20yd pool, that is definitely something that gets into the way.

The first is that it interferes by breaking me up when I'm in a good groove. The other is wondering if the extra breath or potential kick-off is making me think I'm at a better level than i actually am.

If you want my two cents (and you probably don't) I would be paying to use another pool.

I have access to a free one that I just think is too hot and the hours suck.  So I pay to use a better one.

If you're THAT worried about it...get a pool membership.  I know I wouldn't be able to stand a 20 yard pool.  It would drive me crazy.

Ditto 25 yards is short enough!

Only another week or so and the point A to point B to point C OWS start

44 laps x 20 yards is only 880 (half mile) 1760 yards = 1 mile

No wonder that mile time was sooooo quick!!!

I'd love that!  When I travel to Hong Kong we stay at a hotel with a 40 meter pool on the roof, sweet!  I swim 80yd lengths in a small county park "lake" that I use too when it warms up some. 

The pool at my gym is also 20 meters. I feel like a ping pong ball bouncing back and forth between the walls. It is not the most fun, but certainly not the end of the world. You can still get in a good workout.

For 100 meter/yard drills, swim 5 laps. For 50, shorten them to 40 or extend them to 60.

I occasionally will pay to use a county pool that is 25 meters and do enjoy the extra 5 meters with each lap.

Bill

my pool is 25 yards minus 6".  Apparently there is some state statue that any state university with a pool of official length (25 or 50 yards) must hold collegate AND high school swim meets.  Apparently the school didn't want to do that, so it chopped off 6"

I swim in a 50 FOOT pool..that's right 16.67 yds!!!  It's 2 miles from home and my son LOVES the day care there, so switching gyms/pools is not an option.  Since I just started getting faster, I definitely get dizzy doing all those laps.  I did notice though when I went with family to a 25 yd pool that I was looking for the wall way earlier than I should be.  If you have a pool swim Tri scheduled, I would try and see if you could get at least 1-2 training sessions in a longer pool before your race.  If no pool swim tri, then stick it out until you can OWS.

As far as making training easier..I have converted everything to fit my pool.  For example, I know 100's are 3 laps (6 touches), 50's are 1.5 laps (3 touches), etc.  Where the fun starts is when I just want to do long swims..1 mile is 53 laps (106 touches).  I would suggest measuring the pool so you know EXACTLY how long it is.  I just brought my own tape measure one day.