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A week has gone by since my last new pool (and swim!), the left shoulder is still grumbling, and I'd had my eye on a 50m pool about 50 minutes up the M1 in Nottingham.",[12,16,17],{},"I wanted the full 50m format, which is only in a few sessions each week. Friday mornings start at 6:30am, but the only slot with space was 7:45am — the last one left. Fine by me: time for breakfast, clear the inbox, then head north east to Nottingham.",[12,19,20],{},"Somewhere near Tamworth the sunrise looked spectacular across the countryside. I tried to grab a photo but the best of it had already passed, and the camera didn't quite catch how good it was.",[12,22,23],{},"Caffeine tally before arriving: a tea, a coffee and half a litre of water with a Phizz — so no surprise I had to stop at the services about 10 minutes from the pool. Still plenty of time before the 7:45am session. Sessions are 45 minutes and I was on the last 50m one before they switch it to dual 25m, so I hoped to sneak in early and go for a 3.2km. Given I'd grabbed the final space of the fourty available I suspect they are strict on timings.",[12,25,26],{},"I arrived, parked under the hot country‑style shade canopies, and headed in. I'd already paid the £6.70 entry, then straight to the changing village. Strict start times here: a queue on poolside waiting for the OK. The fee isn't terrible, but it's on the high side for a 45‑minute swim!",[12,28,29],{},"Made use of the five minutes with some stretching to coax the shoulder into life — already clicking.",[12,31,32],{},"Eight lanes total, with a club training session using half the pool and four public lanes on the near side. The pool looks impressive: a proper 50m competition tank with a moving bulkhead, a flat 2m depth, and (as far as I could tell) no moving floor. It's eight lanes, so not quite Olympic standard, but it looks the part.",[12,34,35],{},"Lanes were by pace and the session was full. The fast lane had seven or eight swimmers, all doing a decent clip — and all but one happy to let you through at the turn.",[12,37,38],{},"I plodded through a 1600m (1‑mile) opener, then mixed in some 200s, a 400 and a few 100s. I've mentioned it before: some pools just feel fast. Even well off usual pace right now, this one had that quick feel.",[12,40,41],{},"After the first 1600m the shoulder wasn't great, so I dialled it back and focused on technique. I usually breathe every other stroke to the right, which I think is part of the problem, so I switched to every four and some bilateral. Tweaked head and neck position, stroke rate, the lot — not sure it helped, but it was a useful reset.",[12,43,44],{},"I finished right on the 45‑minute whistle with 2.5km total at 1:36 pace.",[12,46,47],{},"Nottingham is the home of Speedo, so it felt fitting to grab a photo in my full Arena kit. There's a walk‑of‑fame display on the way to the changing rooms, including a couple of signed Rebecca Adlington suits. She's from Mansfield, the next town north — and there's a leisure centre named after her — so I'll have to head up there soon and get it on the list.",[12,49,50],{},"Swim done, another UK 50m pool in the bag. Escaped the car park traffic, then found a coffee shop for the morning Teams call.",{"title":52,"searchDepth":53,"depth":53,"links":54},"",2,[],"Nottingham","UK","2025-09-19","Morning swim in the home of Speedo!","Garmin Forerunner 965",2500,"md","harvey-hadden-sports-centre-square.webp",[62,64,65,66,67],"harvey-hadden-sports-centre-sunrise.webp","harvey-hadden-sports-centre-rebecca-adlington.webp","harvey-hadden-sports-centre-entrance.webp","harvey-hadden-sports-centre-arena-swim-kit.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fmaps.app.goo.gl\u002F3jhKSCY3QrpFiY1YA","8",52.9652908,50,-1.2187017,{},null,true,"1:36","\u002Fpool\u002Fharvey-hadden-sports-centre",203,89,"Fantastic 50m pool with a proper competition feel. Busy but well run, strict on start times, and the fast lane moved nicely even when full. Depth is a uniform 2m and the pool felt quick. Pricey for a 45‑minute slot at £6.70, but worth it. Loved the Speedo connection and the wall of fame touches.",{"title":6,"description":58},{"loc":77,"lastmod":57},"pool\u002F203.harvey-hadden-sports-centre",[],"Indoor","m","DBqtVJv-3uaG_HSfOpyF3j0DPpgWXGXsJZZsE6Dcj_A",[89,93],{"title":90,"path":91,"stem":92,"children":-1},"Eastern Leisure Centre","\u002Fpool\u002Feastern-leisure-centre","pool\u002F204.eastern-leisure-centre",{"title":94,"path":95,"stem":96,"children":-1},"New Bath Lido","\u002Fpool\u002Fnew-bath-lido-matlock-bath","pool\u002F202.new-bath-lido-matlock-bath",1789678156612]