Apparently there's a cordless swim jet now that you just drop in the pool. Future of home swim training or expensive toy? Read the most in-depth review I could find of this "world's first portable swim jet". The honest part: they tell you to buy the cheaper model.
Been trying to figure out how to swim proper laps in my pool, which is way too short for it, and I fell down a rabbit hole on counter-current swim jets. Found one that's pretty different from everything else out there: it's cordless. The whole 1000W unit just sits on the edge of the pool and runs off a battery pack. No plumbing, no drilling into the wall, no electrician, nothing plugged in near the water. When you're done you lift it out and wheel it into a shed.
I went and read the most in-depth review I could find on it anywhere, and a few things stood out.
Good stuff: the current is strong but smooth, none of the washing-machine churn you get from cheap jets. The zero-install thing is really the whole point. And since you can turn the resistance right down, it doubles as rehab or gentle exercise, not just hard training. Safety caught me off guard too, there's a gyroscope that cuts the motor the instant the unit gets bumped.
Less good: that "10 hours of battery" they advertise is basically for floating around doing nothing. At full power you're looking at about 90 minutes, and you can't swim while it charges (roughly 7 hours), so being serious about it means buying a second battery. It's also around 3,600 euros, and it tips forward a little too easily when it's sitting out of the water.
What sold me on the review being legit: the guy tells you to buy the cheaper 700W version unless you've got a big pool or you're a trained swimmer. Not really what you'd write if the goal was pushing the expensive one.
So I'm honestly torn. Is this where home swim training is heading, or is it just a pricey toy with a short season? If you've got a small or above ground pool, would you drop this kind of money to swim in place, or just put in a fixed system and be done with it?
Via: https://meilleure-innovation.com/maison/robot-piscine/test-igarden-swim-jet-x-pro-10-x35-p60/