The pool I learned to swim in (50+ years ago) was 50 yards long (and was not set up for racing widths, so I have no idea how wide it might have been). It had the deep "end" in the middle of the pool with 1 & 3 meter springboards. With the two shallow ends, it could handle at least 6-8 swim lessons concurrently, and was used for LCY racing by the local age group club (no 25's for the youngest age groups in that pool).
Last time I looked at the facility, it had been "refurbished" into a 25 yard X 25 meter racing pool + a shallow rec pool + a water park play area, a much more modern configuration.
The now 2-year old pool where I live now was built as a 25-yard racing pool; it happens to be 25-meters wide, but has steps along one side so is not set up for 25-meter racing. It serves as the local high school pool also.
The pool I learned to swim in (50+ years ago) was 50 yards long (and was not set up for racing widths, so I have no idea how wide it might have been). It had the deep "end" in the middle of the pool with 1 & 3 meter springboards. With the two shallow ends, it could handle at least 6-8 swim lessons concurrently, and was used for LCY racing by the local age group club (no 25's for the youngest age groups in that pool).
Last time I looked at the facility, it had been "refurbished" into a 25 yard X 25 meter racing pool + a shallow rec pool + a water park play area, a much more modern configuration.
The now 2-year old pool where I live now was built as a 25-yard racing pool; it happens to be 25-meters wide, but has steps along one side so is not set up for 25-meter racing. It serves as the local high school pool also.
