Pool Sprints/Workouts

[Eazy39]

I am a sprinter/hurdler and am wondering if any of you have done pool sprints or workouts before? If so, what are they and what do you think of them?

[wsgeneral]

I've found that a length of the pool in a pool run fashion serves as a great tempo workout. Also, sprint drills and accel work can be accomplished in the shallow end. I would also like to add the importance of running a bit on the land after a pool workout unless you are hurt. This will aid in keeping the neuromuscular fire patterns up to date.

[ABerto28]

Make sure there's solid footing to the pool though, I was going to do some pool sprints tonight but I kept slipping on the liner (above ground pool)

[wsgeneral]

most olympic pools have a coarse bottom so you should be okay if you use one of those.