FASTLANE®

FASTLANE®

The average home pool is a great place to cool off, splash around and socialize, but not for swimming and exercise — six or eight strokes brings you to the end where you have to turn and start over.

The Fastlane® is a swim current generator for your swimming pool, similar to a treadmill that allows you to swim for miles without moving an inch. Easily installed in virtually any pool, the Fastlane® creates a smooth current that is wider than your body and deeper than your stroke. Ideal for swimming, aquatic exercise, and rehabilitation, the Fastlane® makes exercise easy and fitness fun.

The unique Fastlane® system produces a non-turbulent current that can be set to a speed to suit any swimming or exercise ability. Anyone can learn to use the Fastlane® in moments regardless of age or fitness level. The Fastlane’s® highest speed challenges the best competitive swimmer, yet the current can easily be adjusted to suit the beginner and everyone in between.

Our Wall Mount Fastlane® fastens directly to the pool wall and is ideal for new construction. Our Deck Mount Fastlane® hangs from the side of the pool much as a pool ladder does and can be retrofitted to an existing pool. The system has two parts: a remotely located hydraulic Power Unit that powers the swim current and Fastlane® Swim Unit that mounts poolside. These components are connected by two hydraulic hoses designed to keep electricity far away from the water.

The poolside Fastlane® Swim Unit includes a waterproof hydraulic motor that turns our custom-designed 16" propeller and an innovative channeling system that straightens and smoothes the swim current. The motor is powered by hydraulic fluid that is carried through two hoses spanning from the Power Unit to the Swim Unit. At the bottom of the Fastlane®, water enters from all directions, including the back, through the honeycomb inlet grills. Unlike a hot tub or pool with a narrow 2" diameter intake, the Fastlane’s® intake is 687 square inches in area (nearly five square feet), eliminating all concerns about entrapment.

The rugged 5 horsepower Power Unit can be located with your other pool equipment, keeping any electricity away from poolside. The Fastlane® comes with 5 gallons of non-food grade, biodegradable vegetable oil to supply the Power Unit system.

Few fitness activities rival swimming for cardiovascular and musculoskeletal benefits. Swimming works more muscle groups—simultaneously—than almost any other form of exercise. Swimming also burns as many calories as other aerobic sports without the associated dangers to muscles, bones, ligaments and joints due to stress and constant pounding.

The Fastlane® produces a smooth, even current adjustable to suit any swimmer. The top speed of approximately 57 second 100-yard pace challenges even the best swimmers.

"I've been swimming for so long now and I'm always trying to improve my technique. The Fastlane® is another way in which I can improve myself, to improve my swimming, and to improve my conditioning."
~Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, United States Masters swimming world record holder and swim coach

Swim Coaching with a Fastlane®

The Fastlane® allows you to swim all four strokes in your pool without moving an inch…no more flip turns. It is ideal for everything from stroke drills to endurance training to a refreshing summer swim.

Our optional underwater swim mirror allows you to make real time corrections to your stroke, to monitor your entry, catch and pull through. An underwater camera is also available for further stroke critique. You can even make a video and send it to your coach for analysis.

The Fastlane® will revolutionize swim coaching. Since athletes swim in place, coaches can offer instant stroke feedback - swimmers no longer have to finish a full lap before hearing their coach’s corrections.

Many features make the Fastlane® an invaluable coaching tool:

•Swimming in place allows athletes to concentrate on their stroke mechanics without the interruption of flip turns.
•The flow of the Fastlane’s® smooth current over a swimmer’s body highlights stroke deficiencies.
•The underwater camera allows coaches to closely evaluate the underwater portion of a swimmer’s stroke.
•The underwater mirrors reinforce the coach’s instructions by allowing swimmers to see their stroke. Mirrors can be placed in various locations so swimmers can see both their hands and feet.
•The Fastlane® can be easily installed in most diving wells without affecting normal practices.
•Alternatively, the Fastlane® can be installed in a regular training pool & removed when necessary.

Water Therapy & Aquatic Exercise

For those suffering from arthritis, fibromyalgia, MS, osteoporosis and orthopedic injuries, water therapy has become an essential part of building strength and range of motion while minimizing pain. Since the water supports an individual’s weight, it is possible to strengthen and tone muscles without putting stress on joints. In addition, water therapy helps decrease swelling and increase circulation, endurance, flexibility, range of motion, balance and coordination.

There are a number of features that make the Fastlane® an ideal place for therapy:

•The adjustable current allows changes in resistance as individuals become stronger.
•You can install the Fastlane® anywhere in your pool, allowing you to place it at the ideal depth for your exercise.
•The convenience of having a place for therapy at home facilitates multiple therapy sessions a week, and even a day, if needed, without time-consuming travel, limited hours or crowded public pools.

Relaxation & Fun with Fastlane®

In addition to providing a place for serious exercise, the Fastlane® can be fun for the whole family.

Everyone, including children with proper supervision, will enjoy playing and relaxing in the current. In fact, now that they have a Fastlane®, many of our customers say they can't get their kids out of the pool!

Whether you want to encourage your children to develop their swimming skills or to simply play for hours a day to stay fit, the Fastlane® is an ideal solution.
The Fastlane® adds a whole new dimension of fun to your pool. Not limited to swimming in place, the Fastlane® is perfect for many activities — the possibilities are limited only by your imagination.

Triathlon Training with Fastlane®

Is your backyard pool long enough to train in? We didn’t think so.
The Fastlane® simulates an open water swim much better than laps in a traditional pool. By eliminating turns you get a better understanding of your true open water endurance. What’s more, by adding a Fastlane® to your pool, you’ll have the resources to do an entire triathlon in your neighbourhood—you can even practice transitions at home!

The standard Fastlane® has a top speed equivalent to a 52-minute Ironman pace. Our optional Hi-Performance current reduces that time to 43 minutes. So unless you plan on breaking the record at Kona, you’ll have more than enough horsepower.