Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex (Hall of Fame Pool)

I am part of a grass roots group of swimmers who are trying to keep the rebuild of the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex on track with the City Commissioners. The final vote will occur on February 3rd. Recently, an alternative use for the money earmarked for the pool has been embraced by a very vocal part of our community, and if they have their way, there will be no pool at all. We are going to present our case to the City Commissioners, and one thing I would like to address is how deep and far reaching is the history of swimming in Fort Lauderdale. It would be helpful to share your comments about your own memories and experiences while swimming in Fort Lauderdale, either as a youthful swimmer or a masters swimmer. Comments will be anonymous, but it would be helpful to our emphasis if you would share your geographic location. Thanks in advance for your help! Linda Webb
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  • I attended the 2002 USA-S Summer Nationals and watched Natalie Coughlin become the first woman to break the 1:00 barrier in the 100 LCM Back! I still have one lifetime best swim from that meet, which I will probably remember for a long time. The pool served as the warmup/host venue for the 2011 USA-S Open Water Nationals. Warming up at that facility and walking across the road for the race was the perfect setup! It was one of the most memorable experiences I have in all my years of swimming. It wouldn't have been the same without the aquatic complex in that location. With the variety of high level meets that it has hosted, I can only imagine the thousands of people with memories!
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  • I attended the 2002 USA-S Summer Nationals and watched Natalie Coughlin become the first woman to break the 1:00 barrier in the 100 LCM Back! I still have one lifetime best swim from that meet, which I will probably remember for a long time. The pool served as the warmup/host venue for the 2011 USA-S Open Water Nationals. Warming up at that facility and walking across the road for the race was the perfect setup! It was one of the most memorable experiences I have in all my years of swimming. It wouldn't have been the same without the aquatic complex in that location. With the variety of high level meets that it has hosted, I can only imagine the thousands of people with memories!
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