Home Swimmer portable stationary swimming system

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Price: $109.99 $89.99   

Product Feature

• System weighs less than 5 pounds and includes its own carrying tote

Product Description

Low impact resistance swimming uses almost all the major muscle groups, develops strength and endurance and improves cardiovascular conditioning without stress on bones or joints. The award winning Home Swimmer is engineered to offer a natural and effective swimming workout and is designed to adapt to most pools in minutes without tools. And best of all, it's portable. The system weighs less than 5 pounds and includes its own carrying tote. So join the millions who already enjoy one of the best forms of exercise there is, and remember, it's not a swimming pool if you can't swim.

Home Swimmer portable stationary swimming system Review

I swam competitively from the age of six through collage, so I've never understood the utility of a pool that doesn't allow for lap swimming. Let's face it, taking care of a pool is a pain. If a pool is too small to do anything other than bounce up and down like a teabag, it's not worth the effort.

But now I'm renting a home with a small (about 15 yrd) pool. My kids love it, but I had no use for it until I purchased the Home Swimmer.

I've tried swimming with bungees before and hated it. I didn't like how the bungee would get hung up in my legs nor did I like how I got dragged backward during the glide phase of my stroke. Seeing the design of this product gave me hope; the pole holds the tether above your feet. Also, the tether ISN'T made of surgical tubing--so no snapping backwards during the glide. Instead, the Home Swimmer uses a spring. I've found that the spring does a great job at keeping the tether from jerking against my waist.

My first impression of the Home Swimmer was that it looked flimsy. I worried that it would snap with heavy use. With an eye toward returning the product, I set it up in my pool and swam as hard as I could against it, both freestyle and butterfly. I weigh 205 lbs and can swim 100 yrds freestyle in 51 seconds and 100 yrds butterfly in under a minute--I won't be going to the Olympics any day soon, but I'm much faster than any casual swimmer. I tried my best, but the Home Swimmer didn't show any sign of strain. I've been using it daily for the last month and thus far it hasn't cracked, bent, or shown any other sign that I'm exceeding it's design.

I also worried that I'd be too tall. I'm 6'3". From the pictures, it looks like the swimmer is close the wall. This is an illusion; my feet are at least three feet from the wall--my precious toes are safe.

The Home Swimmer does take some getting used to. While the pole and spring don't "snap back" the way the surgical tubing models do, the tether does hold you in place (duh). Stationary swimming is different in three ways that take getting used to. First, it's a bit more difficult to breath comfortably. When swimming normally, a small trough forms around your head allowing a swimmer to breath to the side without turning the head very far. Breathing while stationary swimming is similar to open water swimming in that one must turn the body a bit farther to breath to avoid ingesting water. This just takes getting used to. Second, since you aren't gliding with the water, each stroke is met with greater resistance. I think this is a good thing, but if you have joint issues this may be troublesome. And last, there's no way to judge your speed. You can't count laps. This isn't a big deal unless you are training for a specific speed/distance.

While I'd rather have a Olympic pool, I like the endlessness of stationary swimming. I can let my mind wander as I do when I go running. I've always found that flip turns interrupted my train of thought while swimming long distance. Now, I can find a groove and stay in it as long as my conditioning will allow.

I dinged this review one star for two reasons; first, I'd prefer the belt be secured by snap fasteners rather than velcro. The belt is well designed otherwise; it's wide enough that it doesn't pinch and fits snuggly with being too tight or loose. I worry, however, that the velcro will become less effective over time. Second, I don't use the supplied stake to secure the Home Swimmer because I have a handy pole I can tie it to. If I didn't, I don't think the supplied stake would be up to the task. I'd probably go to Home Depot and buy a stake that was more substantial.

In summary, this is a clever product that is much stronger than you'd think by just looking at it. The "pole and spring" design solves many issues I have with cheaper "bungee style" designs. The Home Swimmer is a good product that, despite a couple niggling flaws, is better than anything else I've found. I recommend this to anyone who wants to turn their wading pool into a swimming pool.

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