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Old 05-13-2025, 05:10 AM
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My guess is you have very little space for tiny pool, so swim spa may be an option instead of a spa. One of fitness clubs decided to add 6 lane swim jets to give another layer of exercise for laps, along with 12 indoor lanes and 12 outdoor lanes. For hard core swimmers it was great.

A home everyday swim a spa has its perks and great downfall (climbing up steps to enter) Depending on the model (you need to buy the uppermost spa) the jets can have 1-6 swim modes, with cheaper models having the least.
With any speed you need to be consistent, so if you are a high level swimmer, a spa could work well. Occasional swimmers in my opinion a swim spa may be wasted money.

I know 2 homes that installed a swim spa in TV (watching the crane moving the spa over their house gives you pause) one uses their high end daily as a swim spa. It has a variable mode which is interesting. I found it challenging to swim my usual 2-3 miles in their spa as opposed to my tether at home. So either I am a lazy swimmer or shoulders are worn out.

Our other friends mostly use swim spa as a tiny pool to get wet, or giant expensive to heat jacuzzi.