I am sure that I am not the first person to spend time looking for resorts or vacation spots with pools to train in. I thought it would be useful to have a thread to serve as a resource, listing hotels/ resorts that have either a lap pool or access to one nearby (example: a public pool with training hours nearby).
If you are aware of such a resort, please contribute.
A bit about the pool would be great as well:
Length?
Lane lines?
Pace Clock?
Training accessories (kkckboards, etc...)?
Hopefully we can get some worldwide info. I am currently exploring options in Mexico and Latin America
Atlantis, Paradise Island Bahamas
There is a 25 m pool at the fitness complex just for training/ lap swimming. Has lane lines, bottom striped, no pace clock. Definitely gets the job done. Despite the enormity of the resort, never any more than a few people in this pool.
https://www.swimmersguide.com/ already does exactly this. If you stay at a place that isn't already in there, you can ask them to add it.This is the BEST swimmer's resource ever!
Tamarind Reef hotel in St Croix has a small lap pool. I don't think it's quite 25 yards, but it has stripes on the bottom and flat walls for turns. Added bonus, it's right next to the bar and has great views of Green Cay and Buck Island. Nice little, relatively inexpensive hotel on a great side of the island.
As an added bonus, you can leave from this hotel's beach and swim out to Green Cay and around it very easily if you need some open water time.
The Flamingo in Santa Rosa, CA is connected to a really nice multi lane 25m lap pool.
There’s a Hilton in Frankfurt, Germany with a gorgeous, full sized 25m pool.
Usually your best bet is going to be to pick a couple places and then just try to figure out where the good lap pool is nearby.
I'm just back from a month in Key West, FL. Very nice community pool there, free! Four wide lanes, outdoor pool, 30 yards long. Pace clock available. Nice folks. I recommend it highly!
www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov/.../division.php
