Belmont Pool Closed
"On Thursday, January 10th, the City of Long Beach closed the pool indefinitely after a structural analysis found that the pool was “seismically unsafe,” meaning that even a moderate earthquake would cause severe damage to the facility."
Debs...I mean debaru (other thread),
Swimming outdoors in SoCal in Jan/Feb/Mar can be great. BUT, it can also be very uncomfortable! We had a meet last year at UC Irvine in, I believe March, it was very windy and very cold (not like back east cold...I'm from NJ originally). I had to wear my parka until the moment before we were called to the blocks. Then there was some delay of a few minutes and it was awful. I've swum in local meets in the 50's and rain. Not at all ideal. I know some of you folks in actual cold climates think, 50's or 60's is warm, no big deal. Well I can tell you add rain and wind and it ain't no fun!
Even this last weekend in Santa Clarita. It was high 60's, but windy. Not the worst conditions I have seen, but not the best either. An indoor pool will allow everyone to swim their best under pleasant conditions.
Debs...I mean debaru (other thread),
Swimming outdoors in SoCal in Jan/Feb/Mar can be great. BUT, it can also be very uncomfortable! We had a meet last year at UC Irvine in, I believe March, it was very windy and very cold (not like back east cold...I'm from NJ originally). I had to wear my parka until the moment before we were called to the blocks. Then there was some delay of a few minutes and it was awful. I've swum in local meets in the 50's and rain. Not at all ideal. I know some of you folks in actual cold climates think, 50's or 60's is warm, no big deal. Well I can tell you add rain and wind and it ain't no fun!
Even this last weekend in Santa Clarita. It was high 60's, but windy. Not the worst conditions I have seen, but not the best either. An indoor pool will allow everyone to swim their best under pleasant conditions.
