I posted this in the Southern Pacific LMCS section down below, but either no one on this forum swims in LA, or no one checks those discussions.
Anyways, is anyone around here familiar with swimming in Los Angeles? I'll be there next week for work and staying downtown. I found a YMCA near my hotel (Sheraton Downtown- Hope St) but am not sure if it is ok to walk there from my hotel, if they still have a masters team, etc. I won't have a car so likely won't make it out of downtown so if anyone has any advice on swimming there, please let me know!!!
Other places I'm looking for a master's team...
White Plains, NY- A few days in April/May
Honolulu- mid-May
Austin- late-May (Memorial day weekend)
San Diego- late-May/early-June
Houston- not sure exactly when
Philadelphia- mid-June
I'm traveling for work for three weeks in May and I can't wait!!! I've already researched teams in these areas, but any advice would be greatly appreciated!!! I'd love to meet some of you while I'm on the road!
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Austin, TX is a HUGE swimming town. So along with all the pool choices there is lots of competition for lane space.
USMS places to swim page:
www.usms.org/.../placswimform.php
So TX LMSC team list:
www.southtexasmastersswimming.com/.../clubs.html
The landmark places to swim are Barton Springs Pool (more like open water, but still a pool) and Deep Eddy Pool (complete with lane lines). Both are spring fed (i.e. COLD!) and have a lot of history. These two city run pools are very close to each other, near downtown, and defiantly worth a visit.
www.ci.austin.tx.us/.../pools_schedule.htmwww.ci.austin.tx.us/.../pools_schedule.htm
These two pools can be a bit tricky to get to for an out-of-towner, but they are easy to get to. Running the addresses through MapQuest may help some.
http://www.mapquest.com/
I’m fairly certain any of the master’s teams here would let you join in on one of their practices gratis (I did so at UT when I first visited here, and they have a big schedule). I practice alone so I don’t know much about the teams, but I’ve never met a group of master swimmers that I didn’t like. :-)
UT
www.utexas.edu/.../masters.html
These two sites represent the facility where I usually swim:
www.teamtexasmasters.com/
JCAA
Feel free to em or pm me if you want to know more.
Austin, TX is a HUGE swimming town. So along with all the pool choices there is lots of competition for lane space.
USMS places to swim page:
www.usms.org/.../placswimform.php
So TX LMSC team list:
www.southtexasmastersswimming.com/.../clubs.html
The landmark places to swim are Barton Springs Pool (more like open water, but still a pool) and Deep Eddy Pool (complete with lane lines). Both are spring fed (i.e. COLD!) and have a lot of history. These two city run pools are very close to each other, near downtown, and defiantly worth a visit.
www.ci.austin.tx.us/.../pools_schedule.htmwww.ci.austin.tx.us/.../pools_schedule.htm
These two pools can be a bit tricky to get to for an out-of-towner, but they are easy to get to. Running the addresses through MapQuest may help some.
http://www.mapquest.com/
I’m fairly certain any of the master’s teams here would let you join in on one of their practices gratis (I did so at UT when I first visited here, and they have a big schedule). I practice alone so I don’t know much about the teams, but I’ve never met a group of master swimmers that I didn’t like. :-)
UT
www.utexas.edu/.../masters.html
These two sites represent the facility where I usually swim:
www.teamtexasmasters.com/
JCAA
Feel free to em or pm me if you want to know more.
