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 am by no means an expert in this area, but one advantage of separate 25Y x 25M pools comes to mind. If they are built with two separate filtration and heating systems, one could be kept at a warmer temperature for lessons, aquacizing, and such while the other is kept at a cooler temperature more appropriate for competition.
If a single 50 M pool is built with no separate dive tank or other area that could be used for warm up / warm down, it is not all that useful as a 50 M competition pool. I believe that USMS rules state that you must either have a warm up / warm down area available continuously throughout a meet or schedule frequent breaks in a meet for warm up / warm down.
I am by no means an expert in this area, but one advantage of separate 25Y x 25M pools comes to mind. If they are built with two separate filtration and heating systems, one could be kept at a warmer temperature for lessons, aquacizing, and such while the other is kept at a cooler temperature more appropriate for competition.
If a single 50 M pool is built with no separate dive tank or other area that could be used for warm up / warm down, it is not all that useful as a 50 M competition pool. I believe that USMS rules state that you must either have a warm up / warm down area available continuously throughout a meet or schedule frequent breaks in a meet for warm up / warm down.
