Hotels with 25y Pools

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swimark — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:20:34 GMT

The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center just outside of Washington, D.C. has a 25m (yes, SCM) pool. You can see a picture of it if you click through the pictures here: www.marriott.com/.../ Negatives: 3'6" deep pretty much everywhere. I was in fear of knocking my feet and knees on the bottom when I tried SDK. A bit too warm. I survived 1000m straight warmup every day I was there, but I was thankful when the guard opened the exterior door. No lane lines. No lines on the bottom.* Positives: Its there and it really is 25m long. (Well ok I didn't measure it, but it swam like SCM, I paced it off at 82 feet, which converts to 24.99m, and the guard said it is 25m.) There is a guard. *There is a narrow row of tiles running down the center of the bottom of the pool that ends in a "T" about 3-4 yds form the wall. This makes a pretty reasonable lane marker. Small but nice changing room/shower facility. Very big fluffy towels! Open 5am-9pm. ~7:30 am it was empty. ~8pm is was sufficiently uncrowded to actually get some swimming done. Probably a typo, but the caption under the photo says 24 meters. Our Junior Olympic-sized, 24-meter lap pool is perfect for families and fitness! In the warmer months it becomes open air as the front doors open to a gorgeous outdoor sundeck and resort-style pool bar.

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Karl_S — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:53:39 GMT

The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center just outside of Washington, D.C. has a 25m (yes, SCM) pool.You can see a picture of it if you click through the pictures here: www.marriott.com/.../ Negatives: 3'6" deep pretty much everywhere. I was in fear of knocking my feet and knees on the bottom when I tried SDK. A bit too warm. I survived 1000m straight warmup every day I was there, but I was thankful when the guard opened the exterior door. No lane lines. No lines on the bottom.* Positives: Its there and it really is 25m long. (Well ok I didn't measure it, but it swam like SCM, I paced it off at 82 feet, which converts to 24.99m, and the guard said it is 25m.) There is a guard. *There is a narrow row of tiles running down the center of the bottom of the pool that ends in a "T" about 3-4 yds form the wall. This makes a pretty reasonable lane marker. Small but nice changing room/shower facility. Very big fluffy towels! Open 5am-9pm. ~7:30 am it was empty. ~8pm is was sufficiently uncrowded to actually get some swimming done.

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ChuckGraf — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:16:58 GMT

Intercontinental Chicago Magnificent Mile - 505 N. Michigan Avenue. 25 yds, usually two or three lanes w/lane lines. JW Marriott Pune India. 25 meters, no lane lines, but empty when I was there. Madinat Jumeirah Dubai. 25 meters, 6 lanes

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Former Member — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:25:19 GMT

Hapuna Prince, Big Island: approx. 50-yard-long oceanfront rig.

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Former Member — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:17:47 GMT

The Hyatt in Koloa, Kauai has a 25 yard pool in the Anara Spa section of the hotel. $30 per day for guests of the hotel unless you are staying in that section of the hotel, and then it is complimentary. Lane markers on the bottom and lane lines in the pool. Heavenly setting!

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james lucas — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:22:52 GMT

The Houstonian - 25 yards x 25 meters. The Omni in Houston (no lane markings, but it's probably 25 yards). Private pools, beyond Washington Athletic Club: Olympic Club in SF (short course + 33-1/3 pool); NY Athletic Club (25 yards); Spokane Athletic Club (25 yards), LA Athletic Club (25 yards), among others. Silicon Valley: Rosewood Sand Hill - no markings in 25-yard pool. Several Sheratons have 20-yard pools, as does the Fairmont in San Jose. San Diego: Hyatt Regency La Jolla - 25 meters Here's the best resource: http://www.swimmersguide.com/

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Patrick W. Brundage — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:19:27 GMT

The best one I've found is the Renaissance Club Sport in Aliso Viejo (www.marriott.com/.../SNAAV-Renaissance-ClubSport-Aliso-Viejo-Hotel and the picture below of their awesome 6 lane, 25 SCY course. forums.usms.org/attachment.php For any of you planning on going to Mission Viejo Nationals this summer, this place is 15 minutes from the pool. It's a bit pricey, but awesome. All hotel guests get access to the club. I've also swum at hotels with pools in Tokyo and near Delhi that were 25 SCM, as well as one in San Diego that was 23-24 SCY.

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Former Member — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:15:11 GMT

Hyatt Regency Cambridge, MA. 25-yard pool. Swam there a year ago.

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Stevepowell — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:59:42 GMT

Holiday Inn on the north side of Columbus, OH. Lane lines and all!

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JanSwim — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:46:13 GMT

Fairfield Inn Valley Forge/King of Prussia (outside Philadelphia, PA) is next door to a Bally Total Fitness Center. Hotel guests have free access to Bally. There's even a connecting hallway so you don't even have to go outside. The pool at Bally is 25 meters. When I was there about a year ago there were 3 narrow lanes roped off for lap swimming and a water aerobics class in the rest. The corners of the pool are really rounded off so it would be hard to turn if you shared an outside lane and got unlucky to be the one next to the wall.

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Former Member — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:16:27 GMT

olympic sized pool, haha I love that phrase

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Former Member — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:28:41 GMT

Desert Springs Marriot Resort , Palm Deset California 2 25 M pools with lane lines and stripes on the bottom. In the summer at night the pool 80+ degrees and the air is low 60's. Quite an experience.

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m2tall2 — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:47:01 GMT

Constitution Inn in Boston (Charlestown Neighborhood), 25 yards. A couple women I work with swim there. The Inn was built for military travelers but is open to the public and locals can purchase a gym membership. I've never personally swam there, so I can't speak for quality but the women who I know that swim there are current/former master's/age group swimmers so I figure it has to be decent.

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Muppet — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:30:03 GMT

olympic sized pool, haha I love that phrase I know - I think someone needs to start suing for false advertising. Back a few years ago when managing a floundering pool, the board approached me about advertising brochures they made up, and included that phrase. I begged them to take it out, as 25M is NOT olympic-sized. They left it in.

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slknight — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:34:47 GMT

Many/most full-service Marriotts have 25-yard pools. Not Courtyards or Residence Inns or whatever, but regular Marriotts. I think the one in downtown Philly does and does the Marriott Camelback Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. The one in Quincy, MA though is only about 20 yards.

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Julie Roddin — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:22:26 GMT

The Pool at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort and Conference Center in Orlando isn't meant for lap swimming per se, but its long sections are probably ~40M long. You have to go as it opens in the AM to avoid the kiddos and the active Aztec Pyramid waterfall that comes on later, but there are some markings on the bottom that you can follow. I think the short sections are close to 20Y across too. For a leisure facility, its actually quite good for lap swimming. I was just there a few weeks ago! In addition to the big pool, they also have the "quiet pool" which is ok for swimming later in the day and early in the morning. I think it was 25 meters and had lines on the bottom, no lane lines though.

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Muppet — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:20:27 GMT

The Pool at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort and Conference Center in Orlando isn't meant for lap swimming per se, but its long sections are probably ~40M long. You have to go as it opens in the AM to avoid the kiddos and the active Aztec Pyramid waterfall that comes on later, but there are some markings on the bottom that you can follow. I think the short sections are close to 20Y across too. For a leisure facility, its actually quite good for lap swimming. I hope to make it there sometime soon! I LOVE Disney World! :joker:

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MikeGarr — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:59:58 GMT

The National, in Miami beach, has a 205-foot pool. The Delano, also in Miami Beach, has a 100-ft pool. Not great for the standard workout, but a kick, nonetheless.

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Former Member — Wed, 21 May 2003 13:33:14 GMT

The Doubletree Hotel in downtown Boston (actually it's right next to NE Medical Center in Chinatown) has a five lane 25 yard pool. It's 3.5 feet in the shallow end and 10 feet in the deep end. This building was the old Don Bosco Technical HS and they kept the pool. It's run by the YMCA for the hotel. For those of you who remember the old Bosco HS pool (we used to have quite a NEM group at that facility) I understand they totally renovated the lockerooms and showers. The Sheraton on Memorial Drive in Cambridge has a 25 yard pool on the roof. Much nicer view but inferior pool (shallow on both ends) to Doubletree. The Sheraton in downton Toronto has a 25 meter pool. This pool is heated and is combination indoor/outdoor. You start indoors and about half-way the pool becomes an outdoor pool. They have these doors/panels that open up to an outdoor deck. I believe they keep this configuration all year round but have yet to try it when it's snowing.

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Former Member — Wed, 21 May 2003 06:50:45 GMT

Pacific Palms Conference Resort One Industry Hills Parkway Los Angeles, California United States 91744 866-223-9330 The even had a masters team when I stayed there years ago. 1 50 meter pool and 1 25 yard pool.

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Former Member — Tue, 20 May 2003 15:04:46 GMT

The Mirage, in Las Vegas - 3 or 4 lanes, with bottom stripes and lane lines. The smoking allowed in the pool area can be annoying, however.

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jroddin — Tue, 20 May 2003 11:27:29 GMT

I went to a resort in Jamaica that had a 7 lane 25m pool where they not only kept all the lane ropes in all the time but they also had a large pace clock. It was called Couples Swept Away and it was in Negril. Water temp was typically 81-82. Technically I know of one pool that truly has an Olympic Size pool. The Radisson in Orlando that is in the parking lot of the YMCA lets you swim for free in the Y pool and the Y pool is 50m. Jeff Roddin

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Former Member — Tue, 20 May 2003 08:05:31 GMT

Originally posted by Dog_paddle Jean, Does the Radisson pool still have the retractable roof? Yes, it does, which is imho a really neat feature. One funny story about the retractable roof. Four or five years ago I swam the 400 free at the short course meters meet. About halfway through the 400 I heard this really weird sound - kind of like applause. I vaguely wondered if somebody was on the way to a record or something, which didn't seem very likely. I found out what had caused the noise when I finished the race. A Florida cloudburst had come up and rained noisily into the pool. They had tried to close the retractable roof but had found that it was stuck in the open position. Yes, it has since been fixed.

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Former Member — Tue, 20 May 2003 07:47:38 GMT

Jean, Does the Radisson pool still have the retractable roof?

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Former Member — Tue, 20 May 2003 06:30:37 GMT

Originally posted by jroddin Technically I know of one pool that truly has an Olympic Size pool. The Radisson in Orlando that is in the parking lot of the YMCA lets you swim for free in the Y pool and the Y pool is 50m. Jeff Roddin The International Drive YMCA, which is the Y next to the Radisson is a nice facility. It got its start as the Justus Aquatic Center, and I believe it was at that time a part of the Radisson. It's a fast pool, and there were national records set there in swim meets. It wasn't making it financially, however, and came very close to being razed. Eventually a deal was worked out with the YMCA - I think they paid $1 plus agreed to be responsible for maintenance and allow use by Radisson guests. There is a very nice short course meters meet there in October which is held in the diving well. This August the Orlando Masters will have a long course meet there. There are three pools there - the diving well, the 50 meter competition pool, and a 25 yard training pool, which is kept very warm.