What are your favorite lap pools (or pools decent enough to swim some laps in) in Disney World? Obviously you would need to swim early in the morning when it's quiet but that's not a problem. My parents have a DVC membership they are going to let us use so I am most interested in staying at a DVC resort. It looks like the only Disney Hotel with a lap pool is Coronado Springs. The Dolphin & Swan which are on Disney property also appear to have lap pools. While those three might be options for us to pay out of pocket, they don't work with my parents DVC membership. They have priority at Animal Kingdom.
Lets go ahead and list out the lap quality of any of the Disney area pools you have stayed at since I'm pretty limited in my (actually pretty awesome) choices but I could see this thread being useful for anyone else planning a trip. While I've looked at Disney boards in the past for this information, no one else quite understands lap swimming like other Master's Swimmers.
Typically, I wouldn't care so much about getting swimming in during a fun filled, active vacation like this but I am planning to do a 10K swim next summer and I really don't want to let my time in the pool drop below 10,000 yards even on an off week next spring. I will plan an off week around this trip, so it doesn't affect things too much. 10,000 yards would be like spending 45 minutes in the pool 4 times.
My husband keeps joking I should just swim in Lake Buena Vista and race the alligators (yes, we both know it's not only not allowed but unsafe).
Coronado Springs has a 25m pool with straight lines on the bottom, but no lane lines. This wasn't really a problem, since I only saw one other person there at 7am. The pool was quite warm when we visited in June.
I know this is an older thread, but I'd like to add my findings. Lap pools at Disney World are:
1) Coronado Springs (lane lines, no ropes)
2) Dolphin Hotel (lane line and ropes)
3) Swan Hotel (lane lines and ropes)
4) Beach Club (no lane lines, no ropes)
All these pools appear to be 25M, and no cast member I asked knows the distance. All other pools at Disney are recreational, with no set distance, meandering flows, and at times very shallow depths.
The lap pools listed above are mixed use - obviously setup for laps but open to all guests, who may wander into your "lane". The Swan and Dolphin pools are the best, with lines and ropes that segregate the lap area for the recreational area. The Coronado is next, with a lane line but no ropes to keep separation. The Beach Club has no lines or ropes, so you're on your own. I've swum in all early (7AM-ish) and never had a problem with anyone getting in the way.
I hope this helps.
Regards
Kevin
Coronado Springs has a 25m pool with straight lines on the bottom, but no lane lines. This wasn't really a problem, since I only saw one other person there at 7am. The pool was quite warm when we visited in June.
I know this is an older thread, but I'd like to add my findings. Lap pools at Disney World are:
1) Coronado Springs (lane lines, no ropes)
2) Dolphin Hotel (lane line and ropes)
3) Swan Hotel (lane lines and ropes)
4) Beach Club (no lane lines, no ropes)
All these pools appear to be 25M, and no cast member I asked knows the distance. All other pools at Disney are recreational, with no set distance, meandering flows, and at times very shallow depths.
The lap pools listed above are mixed use - obviously setup for laps but open to all guests, who may wander into your "lane". The Swan and Dolphin pools are the best, with lines and ropes that segregate the lap area for the recreational area. The Coronado is next, with a lane line but no ropes to keep separation. The Beach Club has no lines or ropes, so you're on your own. I've swum in all early (7AM-ish) and never had a problem with anyone getting in the way.
I hope this helps.
Regards
Kevin
