average pool membership

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:53:13 GMT

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:44:08 GMT

$475 for annual YMCA membership, which includes use of two 25-yard pools - smaller (warmer) pool mainly for aquacize and large pool mainly for lap swimming. $79 per month for NYSC club, some of which have pools - but not the one near me (My company pays for half)

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:00:55 GMT

City of Calgary annual pool pass, good for 12 pools around the city (most 25m, some with weight rooms), just under $400 a year for adults, about $500 for families, approx. $150 for 65 and over. (They increase the price a little each year to adjust for inflation, hence the approximation) The YMCA facilities (25m) are variable, with the older ones costing just a little more than the city pool pass, and the luxurious downtown Eau Claire "Y" starting at about $500 and going up to over $1000 for executive memberships. The YWCA is about the same, but with a somewhat confusing fee structure that I've never figured out. It has the most under-utilized pool in town, probably due to the steep drop-in fee. A pity, because it's close to all the big downtown hotels. Talisman Center, near the Stampede grounds, $699 per year for adults, $459 for over 65. Has three pools, so there's always one open for lap swimming, but it's usually the oldest one, and there's usually a bulkhead dividing it into 2-25m sections, so not much chance to swim a full 50m.

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aquageek — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:57:36 GMT

$75/month at Nitro in Austin. 50m x 25y pool with three or four coached workouts daily M-F, one workout Saturday morning. Includes use of the weight/fitness room and access to the pool during lap swimming hours. That's a great price but offset by having to suffer with all those ridiculous longhorn tattoos and "hook em horns" hoots all day long. They should pay you to put up with that.

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Karlene — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:13:27 GMT

Annual pool dues of $225 in the Houston suburb of Clear Lake (near NASA). Additional $47/month at YMCA for weights and a back-up pool. The pool I swim at has a weight room but it is rather old equipment and poorly maintained.

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:53:45 GMT

nyswimmer, I heard that Asphalt Green has olympic sized pool, but in fact most of the time (or all?) only 25 meter is open for lap swim? Could you confirm this? Also do they use chlorine or ozone for disinfection? Thanks. It's a 50 meter pool. It's open the full 50 meters for a couple of hours in the mornings, but most of the time it has a 25 yard course for lap swim and the rest of the pool is used for programs.. In the summer, it's also open to 50 two or three nights a week. I believe it was converted to an ozone/ultraviolet system during a recent renovation (that was the plan and judging by the odor it seems to have been implemented).

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aquageek — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:50:18 GMT

For me to swim - $45/mo. But, to get that lower rate it really costs $200/mo on top of that since we get a good rate for having kids in the program. There's also the $95/mo Y dues, as a back-up pool, and the $75/mo for lessons for my younger one. Summer league pool is $600 plus league fees for three months of swimming. It's more than I care to really think about.

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ViveBene — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:43:44 GMT

Vivebene, WOW! I'm surprised there is such a difference between Chicago and Naperville. Our Fitness Center is $67 a month for the primary member (plus a $300ish joining fee). The Masters team is extra. Yes, membership dues for downtown Chicago are really tilted against the individual. Many people who use them have group or corporate memberships, which brings down the monthly fee considerably. And they are almost all chains, so discretion is not possible. I used to swim at a condo pool that was $35 per month, then condo association, in form of one man, voted to close pool to outsiders, so off we went. Y's and Park District pools can be cheaper to free, depending on when one swims. E.g., for Park District, family swim is free, but adult lap is $15 for drop-in session. Chicago is so spread out that unless the facility is close to hand, one must travel simply hours by bus or train to and from. At Northwestern, a nonaffiliate can "donate" $1,000 annually, which allows one to pay the same hefty annual access fee paid by alums, plus a fee if you want coached instruction. Staggering. Lake Michigan is a few blocks away and free, if the bicycle cops don't get ya. At Northeastern Illinois, I hear the fee is simply $5 per drop-in, no memberships, no initiation fee, coach can come too and work with you. It's difficult to reach that pool (more hours on buses), and I have never been there. There are other little deals here and there. I could sign up with Chicago Masters and do uncoached swims 5-7 p.m. M-F for not much money, but those are limiting hours. Some private condo associations have unpublicized memberships. 3 excellent pools closed last year. One or 2 good ones are in high-rollers', invitation-only clubs.:blah: VB

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aquaFeisty — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:15:08 GMT

Vivebene, WOW! I'm surprised there is such a difference between Chicago and Naperville. Our Fitness Center is $67 a month for the primary member (plus a $300ish joining fee). The Masters team is extra. However, in the summer, I swim here, one of my favorite places in the world. :) Membership is dirt cheap for residents, $42 for the summer if you register before May 10!

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ViveBene — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:25:21 GMT

Just reread a 3-month-old article from Chicago Tribune: Average monthly gym cost across U.S., including public facilities (therefore some = $0), is $35. Average private is $55. Didn't say anything about pools specifically, but as pools can be found across the spectrum, just fewer of them, probably similar. Hmm, I think I would bump that up a bit for average facility with pool. There are lots of one-room gyms that cost little. Article didn't say anything more, such as whether those figures reflected discounted rates for corporate memberships. Towel fee probably not included. FWIW. (Not waving but drowning) :drown:

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aquaFeisty — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:53:19 GMT

well, the Naperville quarry is a converted quarry, so not the real thing anymore. but it is pretty cheap... $3 after 5 pm. no critters, but you definitely can't see the bottom in the deep area. if I ran across a critter, I will admit that my wimpy little self would be done with the Naperville quarry. I'm seriously tempted to check out Barton Springs while in Austin. It sounds awesome.

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ViveBene — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:47:13 GMT

Quarry swimming rocks! And it's free (except for the court costs and fines if you're caught). I went real quarry swimming once. Scary. Access was by underwater sandstone blocks overgrown with slippery pond scum, then - straight down into black depths. Couldn't see anything, not the old refrigerators and cars, dead cats, or abandoned equipment. :drown: (Or water snakes...) A fine thing to do once. :agree: VB

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smontanaro — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:47:22 GMT

Yeah, my experience trying to find a place to simply shower after riding to work from Evanston was that the various health clubs wanted about $20/day. All I wanted to do was take a friggin' shower... This year though there's an LA Fitness at 1100 S. Canal, so I should be able to shower there then ride the short distance back to my office without too much underarm dampness. VB, do you work in the Loop? Maybe we can get together for lunch sometime and gossip about the other USMS folks. :D I do hope to make some time to try a workout in the quarry in Naperville this summer. Looks like fun. Any creatures in the water? Skip

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:15:41 GMT

$300/year for unlimited use of outdoor 50m pool (June-Sep) and indoor 25m pool (year round) in Hillsboro, OR (west of Portland). No coached workouts (doin' my own thang anyway...)

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Former Member — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:12:26 GMT

My limited experience is that the 'pool' at most health clubs of the Bally's, etc. tier are nasty and to be avoided. Insanely heavy chlorine, way to hot to swim more than a couple hundred yards/meters, etc.

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:23:33 GMT

about 30$ a month for a college student at the YMCA near my college, 45 for non students, Includes pool gym, nautilis, (hot tub, sauna, steam room, and hot room, tv couch and vending machines .... all in the locker room) free weights indoor track batting cages(time in them may be extra) basketball courts racketball, spinning, and a few other things but i have not seen the entire building even after goign there for 6 years.... lol.

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:57:47 GMT

$1,000 per year at Asphalt Green AquaCenter, NYC. nyswimmer, I heard that Asphalt Green has olympic sized pool, but in fact most of the time (or all?) only 25 meter is open for lap swim? Could you confirm this? Also do they use chlorine or ozone for disinfection? Thanks.

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:25:26 GMT

$1,000 per year at Asphalt Green AquaCenter, NYC.

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:35:09 GMT

$500 for a 3-year membership for two at the local YMCA.

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ViveBene — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:10:26 GMT

For health clubs with pools in downtown Chicago (Fitness Formula, Equinox, New York Club, Lakeshore Athletic, Bally, Holmes Place), monthly fee is typically $125-$140 per month, on top of an "initiation fee," which might be as much as $300. The East Bank Club is maybe double that. I swim at a hotel pool that is about $92 a month. UIC has community memberships for ca. $900 per year plus initiation fee. Lake Michigan is free, although it's $50-$70 if you are arrested and fined by the Court for swimming where there is no lifeguard. OK, one year the Park District put a lifeguard out there and arrested people who went in the water, period. :p

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Former Member — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:01:15 GMT

$32.00 a month for over 55 yr or over In Delta BC.

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Big AL — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:41:22 GMT

For masters swimming in Tucson with a coach on deck... $40 /month.

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orca1946 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:20:41 GMT

Local park dist, $155 per year include gym & pool for over 55 - $200 under . A great price in chicago land!

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smontanaro — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:44:19 GMT

I'm not sure what "average" is, but I pay $40/month for a membership at the local LA Fitness. That includes access to the pool, treadmills, weight machines, etc. I don't remember if there was a startup cost. There usually is, but I think they might have waived it because they were the new kids on the block. Skip