The majority of the competition pools in the U.S. are 25 yards. One reason for this is most of the pools in use are fairly old. Any new construction is much more likely to be 25 meters or at least accommodate 25 meters through the use of a moveable bulkhead.
Almost all high school and college competition is in a 25 yard pool, and that is not going to change any time soon. So, any new high school or college pool should be 25 yards long. While it would be nice if that new pool was 25 yards times 25 meters or, even better, 25 yards times 50 meters, that's going to cost a lot more to build and maintain. Given financial realities for a lot of schools, there is a good chance that a decent portion of any new construction is going to be of the 6 to 8 lane, 25 yard variety of pool.
The majority of the competition pools in the U.S. are 25 yards. One reason for this is most of the pools in use are fairly old. Any new construction is much more likely to be 25 meters or at least accommodate 25 meters through the use of a moveable bulkhead.
Almost all high school and college competition is in a 25 yard pool, and that is not going to change any time soon. So, any new high school or college pool should be 25 yards long. While it would be nice if that new pool was 25 yards times 25 meters or, even better, 25 yards times 50 meters, that's going to cost a lot more to build and maintain. Given financial realities for a lot of schools, there is a good chance that a decent portion of any new construction is going to be of the 6 to 8 lane, 25 yard variety of pool.
