Swim: 30 minutes; 25 laps.
Here: a mini-review of the Finis Lap Track, which Jim bought for me because of the aforementioned counting/distraction/bubble-brained problem.
This is a terrific idea, in theory. You either suction the clock to the pool wall or hang it off the side of the pool, and then just bat it each time you complete a lap. Two things keep this item from being a perfect product: First, the waterproofness of the thing means that there's a lot of air trapped in the clock itself, which causes it to have a lot of buoyancy, which means, when the suction cups go, the whole clock goes floating away. The hanging arm also really doesn't work on a pool with a gutter, like ours does. I'll have to tinker with it a little bit more.
Second, you see the reflection that's showing up in this photo, of the swimmer's hand?
Well, that reflection shows up pretty much all the time. so when you're underwater, staring at the clock all you see, unless you get super close, is that reflection.
Whatever, I still don't have to count anymore. That makes me happy. Thanks, Jim!!!
Now, if someone would get me a set of these Mermaid Fins, I'd be totally happy.
2 comments:
Is it important to count the lengths?
for me it is: i'm such a dismal swimmer that i need to know i'm improving and getting faster. particularly now, since i'm primarily swimming for time...
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