Product Review: SwimSmart Power Harness

The folks at SwimSmart recently sent me their Power Harness to test out. We have been using it for a few weeks now, and my swimmers constantly ask if they can use it rather than the traditional waist belts. The Power Harness allows the loaded resistance to be applied to the upper body, freeing up the hips to move more naturally in every stroke. We particularly like it for breaststroke and butterfly, but we have been using it for freestyle and backstroke (you can wear it backwards!) too. The first time we used the Power Harness, here was the feedback I received:

Swimmer doing fly:

Swimmer doing breaststroke:

As a coach, I like what I see in the water when my swimmers use the Power Harness. Our training is more technically sound and therefore more effective. I coach swimmers 15-18 years old, and it works well for that range but was a little loose on some of my more slightly built athletes. It is pretty durably constructed and comes with a carabiner so that you can attach it to parachutes, power towers, StretchCordz, buckets, or whatever form of in-water resisted training you do. You can also choose to buy it with a parachute and/or a weight. I don’t have a large budget for training equipment, but after trying the Power Harness I have already bought 9 of these so we can have a bunch of swimmers using it at the same time.