I'm currently in the process of putting together a committee to start planning for a new aquatic facility in our area. I'm asking all of you to help me make a list of the things that should go into a facility if you had unlimited resources and space. I want to start my project with the biggest dream possible and then have it brought back to earth by money limitations, etc.
What I'm looking for are comments about our own facilities features that work well, that you would never do again, that you would change, that you would do differently, and what you wish you could have. I want to hear from experience.... What makes your facility work so well or why you pool is the arm pit of pools. Here is an example:
I've learned from one pool that they should have built a permanent wall between their lap pool and their zero depth entry rec. pool. The building is so noisy they can barely run a meet if people are in the recreation pool. Don't leave anything untouched (pool size, deck space, configuration, locker rooms, office space, outdoor facilities, observation seating, etc.)
Our initial plan is to build a 50 meter indoor, with adjacent recreation pool, and an outdoor splash area for the hot summers. We are one mile above sea level and our winters go from October to May. I'm hoping all you can help with the things you have all learned from the many years we have been swimming.
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besides the kids pool, have a seperate, shallow, 'therapy pool' for the water aerobic classes that can be kept as warm as they want and out of way of master swimmers who think they own the pool.
no joke! The pool I swim in is way to hot most of the time. They have finally turned it down to about 84 but its usually around 87! I can't stand it, its impossible to do a really hard workout. But because all the water aerobic people complain, they keep it that warm.
A seperate pool would be great. I got hit in the head with a beach vollyball from the water aerobics people two days ago. This was after it had already come into my lane 3 times! So I stopped and hit that sucker all the way across the pool and then started swimming again, lol. They stopped playing but I could feel their evil stares. I had no choice but to swim by them, the other lanes were full.
besides the kids pool, have a seperate, shallow, 'therapy pool' for the water aerobic classes that can be kept as warm as they want and out of way of master swimmers who think they own the pool.
no joke! The pool I swim in is way to hot most of the time. They have finally turned it down to about 84 but its usually around 87! I can't stand it, its impossible to do a really hard workout. But because all the water aerobic people complain, they keep it that warm.
A seperate pool would be great. I got hit in the head with a beach vollyball from the water aerobics people two days ago. This was after it had already come into my lane 3 times! So I stopped and hit that sucker all the way across the pool and then started swimming again, lol. They stopped playing but I could feel their evil stares. I had no choice but to swim by them, the other lanes were full.
