Hi,
My Masters swim team is going to attempt to gain support for a 50 meter pool to be built in our city at an upcoming city counsel meeting. I vaguely remember a similar thread a while back where people listed both pros and cons for a 50 meter pool vs. two smaller pools but I can't seem to find it with the search function. Can anyone help lead me in the right direction? If not, please just respond to this new thread. We really need this pool.
Thanks,
-GG
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I agree with Seltzer on the wide range of aquatic activities a new 50M pool could support. You might want to find out if they Y needs more pool time...for instance our Y swim teams practice at local colleges because the 4-lane 25y Y pool cannot accomodate all the demand for pool time. If a new facility is built it can probably gain income from all the local swim teams since they may pay pool rental fees to use the nice new pool.
There may also be more demand for things like swim lessons, water aerobics, and lap swim hours, which are a hot commodity in many locations.
Are you proposing indoor? Domed? I don't know where you live, but a domed pool is very versatile and could also serve as a nice outdoor pool to join in the summers. In this case you might want to propose an aquatics center complete with slides, zero depth entry pool for young children, fountains, etc. It may sound like a lot...but many cities are putting these in now. I know of several cities that have new ones if you want to do your research: East Lansing MI, Highland Park IL, and Rockaway NJ.
Good luck!
I agree with Seltzer on the wide range of aquatic activities a new 50M pool could support. You might want to find out if they Y needs more pool time...for instance our Y swim teams practice at local colleges because the 4-lane 25y Y pool cannot accomodate all the demand for pool time. If a new facility is built it can probably gain income from all the local swim teams since they may pay pool rental fees to use the nice new pool.
There may also be more demand for things like swim lessons, water aerobics, and lap swim hours, which are a hot commodity in many locations.
Are you proposing indoor? Domed? I don't know where you live, but a domed pool is very versatile and could also serve as a nice outdoor pool to join in the summers. In this case you might want to propose an aquatics center complete with slides, zero depth entry pool for young children, fountains, etc. It may sound like a lot...but many cities are putting these in now. I know of several cities that have new ones if you want to do your research: East Lansing MI, Highland Park IL, and Rockaway NJ.
Good luck!
