Belmont Pool Closed

.....so I drove up to City of Commerce today hoping to get a chance to get in their pool for their Recreation Swim. Sadly, I was not able to swim because there was Girls Water Polo games in the pool all weekend. Right On! Anyway, swim meets and water polo games being what they are. I just walked in and no one stopped me. Here are my observations on the facility and surrounding area: a) Nice neighborhood. Swim complex shares same parcel lot as the City of Commerce Community Center and around the corner is their Civic Center. Two medium to small parking lots on either side of the pool complex and lots and lots of street parking. The Sheriff station is down the street. b) I spoke with a couple of girls on one of the water polo teams and they stated to me they felt the water was cool, and not over chlorinated. I put my hand in the main pool I would say it was in the 81 F range. c) yes movable bulkhead. When the bulkhead is in place there is limited warm up/cool down area. There is a separate pool inside the complex shorter, maybe 20 yards, that could also be used for warm up/cool down. The smaller pool is four lanes. d) seating - bleacher seating over the lifeguard office. Could fit 100 people?, my best guesstimate here. That leaves the pool deck. Knowing how many persons would attend the SCM meet in December I would say it would be a tight fit on Saturday and Sunday. I recommend to contact the pool itself and see what their policy is on bringing your favorite beach chair. I could not see a way to attach team banners to the walls, so again, call the pool and see what they can do. e) restroom and showers - I would say double than what is available at Belmont regarding the restroom facilities. Showers, I counted 10 semi-private showers and one double sized one for a wheelchair. I am 6 foot tall the mini walls came up to the middle of my rib cage. Push button to turn water on. Locker area - enough to accommodate one or two swim teams to change without any issues. There were 109 lockers available, so bring a lock if you wish to utilize. f) food - nothing terribly close. Pack a lunch for yourself. All in all I felt it was a nice facility. Regards, Your Roving, Pool Hopping, Master Swimmer in So. Calif.

.....so I drove up to City of Commerce today hoping to get a chance to get in their pool for their Recreation Swim. Sadly, I was not able to swim because there was Girls Water Polo games in the pool all weekend. Right On! Anyway, swim meets and water polo games being what they are. I just walked in and no one stopped me. Here are my observations on the facility and surrounding area: a) Nice neighborhood. Swim complex shares same parcel lot as the City of Commerce Community Center and around the corner is their Civic Center. Two medium to small parking lots on either side of the pool complex and lots and lots of street parking. The Sheriff station is down the street. b) I spoke with a couple of girls on one of the water polo teams and they stated to me they felt the water was cool, and not over chlorinated. I put my hand in the main pool I would say it was in the 81 F range. c) yes movable bulkhead. When the bulkhead is in place there is limited warm up/cool down area. There is a separate pool inside the complex shorter, maybe 20 yards, that could also be used for warm up/cool down. The smaller pool is four lanes. d) seating - bleacher seating over the lifeguard office. Could fit 100 people?, my best guesstimate here. That leaves the pool deck. Knowing how many persons would attend the SCM meet in December I would say it would be a tight fit on Saturday and Sunday. I recommend to contact the pool itself and see what their policy is on bringing your favorite beach chair. I could not see a way to attach team banners to the walls, so again, call the pool and see what they can do. e) restroom and showers - I would say double than what is available at Belmont regarding the restroom facilities. Showers, I counted 10 semi-private showers and one double sized one for a wheelchair. I am 6 foot tall the mini walls came up to the middle of my rib cage. Push button to turn water on. Locker area - enough to accommodate one or two swim teams to change without any issues. There were 109 lockers available, so bring a lock if you wish to utilize. f) food - nothing terribly close. Pack a lunch for yourself. All in all I felt it was a nice facility. Regards, Your Roving, Pool Hopping, Master Swimmer in So. Calif.