- Explore our range
- The Lowest Running Costs, Independently Tested and Proven
- What is a swimming machine?
- Swimming machine design
- Best swimming machine placement
- What should I look for when buying a swimming machine?
- Benefits of swimming
- Swimming machine accessories
- Are swimming machines high maintenance?
- Are swimming machines good for your health?
In this article..
- Explore our range
- The Lowest Running Costs, Independently Tested and Proven
- What is a swimming machine?
- Swimming machine design
- Best swimming machine placement
- What should I look for when buying a swimming machine?
- Benefits of swimming
- Swimming machine accessories
- Are swimming machines high maintenance?
- Are swimming machines good for your health?
Enjoy the best of both worlds: a relaxing spa pool and a fitness-enhancing swim spa, all in the comfort of your own backyard. Whether you’re a professional athlete, a casual swimmer or someone with limited mobility, an Fastlane Pools swimming machine offers a compact and economical yet beautiful and incredibly effective alternative to in-ground pools or bulky home exercise equipment.
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4.6m Fastlane Pools Fitness System
When you want the best aquatic fitness and swim experience, an ordinary "swim spa" isn’t going to cut it.
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E700
5.18m Fastlane Pools Fitness System
The E700, our 5.18m Fastlane Pools Fitness System, gives you a more expansive swim spa environment for swimming and total-body fitness. Featuring the signature Fastlane Pools® Swim Machine propulsion system, you’ll enjoy the best swim spa performance on the market.
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The Lowest Running Costs, Independently Tested and Proven
The cost of running a spa pool can be significant… unless you choose Hot Spring. We offer New Zealand’s most energy efficient spa pools, with running costs as little as $1 a day. This is a luxurious soak that won’t cost the earth.
How can such luxury come so cheap? Our insulation is carefully designed for maximum heat retention. Our covers are fully insulated and precisely engineered to form a perfect seal around the lip of your spa.
Then there’s our suite of technological innovations, from heat induction jets that recycle the warmth generated by the internal machinery, to our SilentFlo 5000 circulation system that keeps your water moving while using the same amount of power as a 40-watt light bulb.
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What is a swimming machine?
For a superior swim-in-place experience, look no further than the Fastlane Pools Swim Machine. Its custom-made, hydraulically powered propulsion system creates a laminar current of up to 19,000 litres per minute. Wider than your body and deeper than your stroke, this current offers the most reliable and effective resistance swimming experience on the market, and brings it to your backyard.
Multiple conditioning grills smooth and redirect the water, resulting in a swim current that is free of turbulence. Even at full power, the experience is exactly like that of swimming in the smooth current of open water.
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Swimming machine design
Every element of the Fastlane Pools Swim Machine has been crafted to deliver the ultimate swim-in-place experience. There is the hydraulic propulsion system, the carefully designed tub that feeds and directs the flow and the heavily insulated shell and cabinet that ensures your pool is always at the ideal swimming temperature.
An Fastlane Pools Swim Machine can deliver a highly customised swimming experience for everyone in your household; everything from the gentlest hydrotherapy to soothe aching joints and muscles, to a current that would make Michael Phelps blush. Simply adjust the current using the inbuilt control panel and get swimming!
Best swimming machine placement
Where should you place your swimming machine? Unlike a traditional swimming pool, an Fastlane Pools swim spa is self-contained and fully portable, which means you'll enjoy far greater flexibility in terms of placement. All you need is to identify the areas of your yard that have enough space, that will offer a level and stable base, and that grant access to the necessary water, power and drainage to fill, run and maintain your swim spa.
The most common configuration is an above-ground outdoor spa, but you can also install these machines as indoor spas or inground spas. Get in touch with your local dealer to learn more about the installation options for your backyard.
What should I look for when buying a swimming machine?
Quality should be your primary focus when shopping for a swimming machine. Buying from an established brand, especially if it has a local dealership, can ensure that you always have access to the support you need to maximise the value and enjoyment you get from your swim spa. Other considerations include:
Size and seating
If you plan on entertaining, what’s the largest number of people you might expect to enjoy your swim spa at any one time?
Location
Swim spas are compact, but where do you have space, and access to power, water and drainage? Do you want an inground, above-ground, indoor or outdoor swim spa?
Objective
Consider the main reason for your swimming machine purchase, whether fitness, health and wellness, rest and relaxation, or quality time with loved ones.
Quality
When you invest in quality, your swimming machine can pay itself back over time through energy efficiency, longevity and an incredible swimming and soaking experience.
Benefits of swimming
When compared to a traditional spa pool, the Fastlane Pools Swim Machine delivers a truly unique experience. It grants you the opportunity to get active, whether swimming or using one of the number of fitness accessories available for the unit, including treadmill, water bike and rowing machine. The health benefits of hydrotherapy have long been known. Submerging yourself in warm water:
Opens blood vessels, aiding circulation.
Loosens tight muscles and reduces swelling.
Takes weight off your joints, reducing wear and pain.
Helps your mental state by easing stress and promoting relaxation.
Swimming machine accessories
With a range of exciting accessories, Fastlane Pools customers are given the opportunity to make their Swim Machine experience entirely their own. Optional Swim Machine accessories include:
Hydromassage seating
Our top of the range models not only offer a swimming area, they also include a separate section of hydromassage seating, perfect for warming up, cooling down, de-stressing and socialising.
Underwater treadmill
A fantastic way to get active for those with aching joints and muscles, the underwater treadmill has a range of 0.16kph – 9kph.
Swim tether
Use the swim tether to improve your swimming form by anchoring yourself in the middle of the current. Great for beginner swimmers or first time Swim Machine users.
Pace display
Keep an eye on your performance with the heads-up pace display that tells you exactly how fast you’re walking or swimming.
Row bar/resistance kit
Combining strength work and cardiovascular exercise, our row bar and resistance kit will have you working your entire body.
Underwater mirror
Refine your stroke with the underwater mirror which gives you real-time feedback on your form.
Water bike
Enjoy the challenge of having water resistance acting upon your legs while you ride. This unique workout will have you working muscles you didn’t realise you had!
Are swimming machines high maintenance?
No, they don’t have to be – by carefully choosing your swim spa, you can minimise work and maximise play. The best swimming machines don’t demand much maintenance at all:
Water care
As little as five minutes per month with Hot Spring technologies.
Filter cleaning
As little as once every four months with Hot Spring technologies.
Draining/refilling
As little as once a year with Hot Spring technologies.
Are swimming machines good for your health?
Capable of offering fitness, warm water immersion, hydromassage and backyard hydrotherapy, swimming machines are incredible for your health. They deliver a range of proven health benefits for:
Your heart
Exercise increases your heart rate, while warm water widens your blood vessels, sending more oxygen and nutrients around your body via the cardiovascular system.
Your muscles
Strengthen and tone your muscles during exercise, then let the warm water reduce inflammation and lactic acid build-up afterwards.
Your joints
Allow buoyancy to take weight and strain off aching joints, bones and muscles, then set a gentle current to enjoy backyard hydrotherapy.
Your mental well-being
Is anywhere more relaxing than the hydromassage seating of an Fastlane Pools swim spa? Sit back, relax and forget about your troubles.
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