I saw a similar picture yesterday of an olympian doing the same thing. I think she said she could only do 30-40 minutes because of the water temp even with a wetsuit.

I can't see the IG link at work. But, I have an above ground pool. I've done tethered swimming in it several times. Sucked balls. Wanted to put an ice-pick through my temple. yeah, the warm water in the mid-late summer gets to you. But, the boredom did me in before that became a real issue.

From one Canadian to another:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbVQGoMXf8

Another motivated chap:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-z64RJBCsS/

Louis :-)

I installed one this weekend. Intek 12' x 24' x 52" deep and the tether is going up this week. Going with the bike tube around ankle technique. We are cancelling the YMCA membership.

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Above-ground pools are one thing, but I don't understand why people dig holes in their backyard to put a pool in, then do something stupid like fill it up with water

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Sounds like a hot tub, without the fun. Speaking of hot tubs. I had one. It was like a boat. The best day of my life was when I got my hot tub and the second best was when garbage man took the last chunk of that POS about 8 years later. Chopping it up with a chain saw was a bit cathartic but still a major PITA.

This is hilarious.my parents had a hot tub- I loved jumping in it but agree PITA for maintenance- maintaining the chemical balance was ongoing challenge and squirrels got in the insulation and eat the pipes causing leaks

I put one in the backyard, a 15' round one, 42" deep, finished it 2 weeks ago, been tether swimming in it almost daily (still pretty chilly water temp here in Tucson, wetsuit bottoms are nice to keep warm and keep the legs up.)

I'm a little worried about my water bill, but it is pretty awesome to be able to swim at home.

I set my garmin on "pool swim", and pause ~every 20 strokes just kicking (only swim with snorkel) to simulate 25 yards and its fairly accurate for yardage overall.

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If people get bored looking at a black line in a regular pool they should try tethered. I did it a few times. It was awful. Just awful.

So you're doing 25 yard repeats. That sounds like fun...I'm not sure why people don't do some ows with a wetsuit, hood, and booties. Most people are within around an hour of a lake or ocean. Anything above 50F is swimmable without a thermal wetsuit. Getting more familiar with ows and developing ows swim skills is directly transferable to our sport.