I have a new best friend. She always shows up for 6am swim club, makes sure I get a solid swim in, and always has my back. May I introduce, my beloved swim tether.

(This is in no way sponsored, ps. I just really really love my swim tether!)

A friend has a backyard pool, a kidney bean-shaped turquoise dream, that has truly been my saving grace during this pandemic. (I'd love to swim at one of Toronto's outdoor pools, but the timing+work+childcare (ahem, lack thereof) has so far made it impossible so far). BUT, at 6am, my pal's pool is empty and after seeing Catherine McKenna (currently the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities) swimming in her tiny above ground pool on Twitter, I knew a swim tether was my key to swimming joy.



I ordered the travel pack and it is so easy – I just loop the webbing around a fence post, clip the waist band around my waist and...swim! It's like I'm on a treadmill. But swimming. It was disorienting at first – dizzying to not see the bottom of the pool move, but I've gotten used to it and my hour-long swims are saving both my physical and mental health.