I had the opportunity last week to swim in the new aquatic center at the University of Missouri. The facility is AWESOME (yes, this is painful for a Jayhawk to admit).
It made me wonder, what are the "Top Ten" aquatic facilities in the U.S.? What would be your nominee to such a Top Ten list?
Here are links to a description and photos of MU's new facility.
Facility description:
mutigers.cstv.com/.../fac-mizzou-aquatics-swim.html
Photo gallery:
mutigers.cstv.com/.../062105aaa.html
Anna Lea
Also on my list is the University of Miami (Oxford, Ohio) pool.
i do like their pool, but i think it could be a little brighter. and i've never actually swam a meet there, only played CWPA (water polo) nationals there back in 2002.
i'm a big fan of two pools that have already been listed,-the Tracy Caulkins pool, and Ft. Lauderdale, mostly cause i've always had really good swims at those pools, both as an age grouper and as a master.
one that no one has listed yet is the U of Md's pool. It's always at competition temps, it's got wicked deep gutters, the "shallow" end is somewhere around 9 ft deep... but i am biased, being that this is now my home pool :laugh2:
(but it's good enough to have hosted a FINA World Cup meet, back in '99 or 2000...)
i also like george mason's pool, but wish it were a bit brighter...
Also on my list is the University of Miami (Oxford, Ohio) pool.
i do like their pool, but i think it could be a little brighter. and i've never actually swam a meet there, only played CWPA (water polo) nationals there back in 2002.
i'm a big fan of two pools that have already been listed,-the Tracy Caulkins pool, and Ft. Lauderdale, mostly cause i've always had really good swims at those pools, both as an age grouper and as a master.
one that no one has listed yet is the U of Md's pool. It's always at competition temps, it's got wicked deep gutters, the "shallow" end is somewhere around 9 ft deep... but i am biased, being that this is now my home pool :laugh2:
(but it's good enough to have hosted a FINA World Cup meet, back in '99 or 2000...)
i also like george mason's pool, but wish it were a bit brighter...
