I can't believe the summer is over - why do our outdoor pools all close on Labor Day? It's going to be hotttttt all week and now I'm forced to go indoors. I went indoors today--dimly lit, overheated air and the water temp was 82! My already dark mood plummeted to near postal. I am soooo depressed - anyone else feeling the blues? :cry:I may have to "crash" an outdoor pool in my area that may still stay open, but I get a little nervous doing that as I get older.
Very cool. Is it open to non-residents? If so, I'll have to come over and give it a try next summer sometime. Does the Naperville team practice there in the summer?
Skip Montanaro
You should come down! It is VERY cool!!! The little picture on the website does not do it justice. It's a public pool, so open to anyone. Don't know if the prices will go up, but this summer it was $10 non-residents (which is steep, IMHO) but only $3 for after 5 pm. Since the pool is open till 8 every day but Sunday, this is a deal!
Naperville Waves typically practices at the Beach on Wednesday nights and once a month on Sat morning. Academy Bullets (Aurora-based masters team) practices a couple times a month there. We usually do warmup and some sets in the LCM lanes, then head to the deepend. The deepend is huge - I figure it's about 175-200 yards to go straight across and come back. Sometimes we do laps around the circumference. No clue how far that is? Sometimes we do pier sprints where you sprint to the piers, climb out on one side, dive in and sprint to the next (this is my favorite.)
Very cool. Is it open to non-residents? If so, I'll have to come over and give it a try next summer sometime. Does the Naperville team practice there in the summer?
Skip Montanaro
You should come down! It is VERY cool!!! The little picture on the website does not do it justice. It's a public pool, so open to anyone. Don't know if the prices will go up, but this summer it was $10 non-residents (which is steep, IMHO) but only $3 for after 5 pm. Since the pool is open till 8 every day but Sunday, this is a deal!
Naperville Waves typically practices at the Beach on Wednesday nights and once a month on Sat morning. Academy Bullets (Aurora-based masters team) practices a couple times a month there. We usually do warmup and some sets in the LCM lanes, then head to the deepend. The deepend is huge - I figure it's about 175-200 yards to go straight across and come back. Sometimes we do laps around the circumference. No clue how far that is? Sometimes we do pier sprints where you sprint to the piers, climb out on one side, dive in and sprint to the next (this is my favorite.)
