We are all trying to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic as best we can. Staying at home and not socializing is not an easy task for anyone, and keeping a swimmer out of the pool is equally antagonizing. Therefore, SwimSwam is starting the Swimming From Home Talk Show, where host Coleman Hodges speaks with the swimming community about how they’re coping with our current goggle-less reality.
Zane Grothe is much more of a handyman than I am. As the quarantine was happening around the country for COVID-19, Grothe went to Lowe’s and bought things to make his own at-home dryland set up, including this:
This is exactly what we did in the mid-60’s ..coffee cans filled with cement, rope, pulley’s and dowel handles!!!! We also did a variation with surgical tubing bought right off the spool at a medical supply store . We used the basement sewer pipe, put on gloves and went at it !! Thanks to Nebraska’s very own Coach Cal Bentz !!
That was a really interesting interview, one of the best yet. Thank you both!
Used your idea after we saw you on instagram. The boys love it. Thanks Zane.
A small community of boys around the country have a “murph” challenge taking place also.
Thanks to swimswan and all who are posting great ideas until we get through this difficult time.