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
I spent two consecutive winter college training camps at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center with the University of Iowa. Some of my fondest memories from college are at and around the pool. Not only was the pool awesome but location was phenomenal.
I did that one year in college. We had a lot of fun in Ft. Lauderdale. I remember one night whe the whole team went to a restaurant called Steak and Brew which offered unlimited beer if you bought a steak. That was not a good bet for a restaurant for a room full of college swimmers in training and they fairly quickly told us they were out of beer.
My memories of swimming there did prompt a vacation with my family a few years back. We stayed in a hotel on the beach and I was able to go to an early workout with the masters team at thr HOF pool and be back to the hotel before the rest of the family arose.
It would be a shame to see this pool close.
I spent two consecutive winter college training camps at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center with the University of Iowa. Some of my fondest memories from college are at and around the pool. Not only was the pool awesome but location was phenomenal.
I did that one year in college. We had a lot of fun in Ft. Lauderdale. I remember one night whe the whole team went to a restaurant called Steak and Brew which offered unlimited beer if you bought a steak. That was not a good bet for a restaurant for a room full of college swimmers in training and they fairly quickly told us they were out of beer.
My memories of swimming there did prompt a vacation with my family a few years back. We stayed in a hotel on the beach and I was able to go to an early workout with the masters team at thr HOF pool and be back to the hotel before the rest of the family arose.
It would be a shame to see this pool close.
