Swim Spas at Prices Under Twenty Thousand Dollars

A top quality swim spa with all the best features is going to cost you a minimum of thirty thousand dollars before installation costs. At the same time if you work out what features are important to you and which are not you can get an adequate swim spa for under twenty thousand dollars.

Which Features Matter Most?

These are the main features to look for in a swim spa. If you don't need all of these you can save a lot of money.

The main reason that most people buy a swim spa is because it is an affordable and space saving way of getting swimming exercise. Swim spas allow you to swim continuously in place while a water current provides the resistance. Swim jets are cheapest but give you a turbulent current that is hard to swim in. Propeller or paddle wheel generated water currents give you the best swimming in place experience.
Another reason to buy a swim spa is the chance to relax and have a hot tub style massage. For this you will need massage jets. Molded bucket seats help keep you secure as the jets pummel out those tensions.
For a party swim spa, LED and fiber optic lighting, a built in sound system and water features like waterfalls enhance the experience.

The question is- do you really need all of these features?

The Fastlane from Endless Pools

This comes complete for $11,000. The pool itself is a cheap, above ground, self-assembly pool with a vinyl liner. There are no seats, massage jets, lights, heaters or sound system. What you do get is a top quality swim current generator.

Endless Pools are one of the best names in swimming spas and the Fastlane current generator is state of the art. The current is wide, deep and fast enough for very strong swimmers. The variable speed controls mean it can be adjusted to suit every individual. Because it is so easy to set up it can used outside in the summer and moved inside in the winter- if you have a large garage or basement with a strong enough floor.

The Swimergy

The Swimergy cost around $6000 before installation costs. What is it lacking? The most obvious thing is that there is no water current to swim against. You get the swim in place experience by using a swim tether. The tether attaches to the swimmer's special shoes. This kind of resistance swimming is used by pro swimming teams and the US Army for endurance training. The problem in a small pool is that waves build up as the person swims and the Swimergy pool's great advantage is that it is specially shaped to dampen water movements.

At eight feet by fifteen feet, the pool is big enough for two swimmers to use at the same time. It is also a fun place for kids to splash around in. There are no seats, massage jets, sound systems etc.

H20 Swim Spas

There are economy swim spas that use swim jets to create a current to swim against. H2O are one of many manufacturers.

The South Sea swimming spa is one of the most basic models on the market; there are no seats, only a few perches to sit on. On the other hand, there is room for gentle swimming, plenty of space for kids, a heater and an ozone generator to keep the water fresh. The swim spa can be found online for around $16,000, excluding installation.

H2O also offer the 'Super Swim Spa Exercise Swimming Pool Spa'. This is a terrible name but it has some good features for a spa selling online at $17,500. The swim current is from swim jets, like the South Beach, but here you will find 2 molded seats, many hydro jets, LED and fiber optic lighting, air blowers and an integrated sound system.