Removable device allowing stationary swimming in an above-ground swimming pool or self-supporting swimming pool

An apparatus for placement on the ground so as to allow stationary swimming by a swimmer, the apparatus comprising:

• an inflatable swimming pool having a bottom;
• a securing means for wrapping around the swimmer;
• a supple retaining tether attached at one end to the securing means;
• an attachment pole having an attachment point at an upper end thereof, said supple retaining tether having an opposite end fastened to said attachment point;
• and
• an anchoring plate fitted to a base of said attachment pole, said anchoring plate extending laterally relative to said base of said attachment pole, said anchoring plate having an elongate shape such that a substantial portion of said length of said elongate shape of said anchoring plate has a side residing against said bottom of said inflatable swimming pool, said elongate plate having another side suitable for resting against the ground.