I recently joined an LA fitness near me in VA because they said the pool, which has only a few lanes but seldom crowded, is 25 meters. But when I swam at the rec center, which I know has 25 yard lanes, it felt like the lanes were longer than those at the gym, and wonder if anyone has had experience with this chain and its pools. I figure you don't tell a bodybuilder a 50 lb. weight is 60, and you don't tell a swimmer a lane is 25 meters when it may only be 20 yards at best. Aside from going in with a length of rope and measuring, I don't know how to figure it out. The staff has a persistent deer in the headlights look when you ask them a question that's outside their comfort zone.
It's also the only gym I've been to where there is no air circulation in the spin cycle room, but that's off topic.
My experience also is that lifeguard/staff at pools often don't know the precise length. I would just go in there with a tape measure and measure it myself.
The pool I swam in until just a few years ago was 35 yards. People visiting swore it was 25 meters, and the lifeguards couldn't confirm. But the visitors just refused to believe it was 35 yards.
Dan
My experience also is that lifeguard/staff at pools often don't know the precise length. I would just go in there with a tape measure and measure it myself.
The pool I swam in until just a few years ago was 35 yards. People visiting swore it was 25 meters, and the lifeguards couldn't confirm. But the visitors just refused to believe it was 35 yards.
Dan
