www.nycgovparks.org/.../af_pools.html
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There are pools of all different sizes labled "Olympic." How can all these different sized pools be Olympic? Are they mislabled?
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That sounds like one of those Art-Deco era Lidos they have in England and are fighting to preserve from developers. Tooting Bec Lido is about that long, it's billed as "The largest outdoor pool in Europe." I suppose it's not inconceivable that some were built on this side of the Atlantic as well.
That's exactly what they are. Most of the NYC Parks pools were built in the 1930's as depression-era public works projects. They weren't regulation size because the builders only considered them as recreational, not as competition or even lap swimming facilities. Newer Parks Dep't pools (like the Chelsea Pool) are regulation 25 yards and six lanes.
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That sounds like one of those Art-Deco era Lidos they have in England and are fighting to preserve from developers. Tooting Bec Lido is about that long, it's billed as "The largest outdoor pool in Europe." I suppose it's not inconceivable that some were built on this side of the Atlantic as well.
That's exactly what they are. Most of the NYC Parks pools were built in the 1930's as depression-era public works projects. They weren't regulation size because the builders only considered them as recreational, not as competition or even lap swimming facilities. Newer Parks Dep't pools (like the Chelsea Pool) are regulation 25 yards and six lanes.
