Places to Swim on/near Las Vegas Strip?

RE: Places to Swim on/near Las Vegas Strip?

Doug Adamavich — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:58:32 GMT

I've always done the drive to Desert Breeze to swim with Coach Vic / Las Vegas Masters -- always worth the drive. I'll vouch for Desert Breeze, nice indoor 50M pool. Did a meet there this past June. Pool was deep and the facility is nice. Recommended.

RE: Places to Swim on/near Las Vegas Strip?

Former Member — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:04:30 GMT

Thanks for the info, everyone. I'm going to see what I can do w/o a car staying near Mandalay Bay on the company nickel. The concierge says that the outdoor hotel pools will still be open. I'm setting my expectations very low.

RE: Places to Swim on/near Las Vegas Strip?

Paul Smith — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:33:47 GMT

There are 2 very good clubs in Vegas if you want a coached workout, niether is on the strip. Vic's club at Desert Breeze (west side of town) has a very strong group and Vic is a great coach with a lot of character (he used to be the UNLV coach). On the east side of town (Henderson) you have the Lowry group...another very good team wth more triathletes than Vic's...more info here: www.lowerysmultisport.com/ There is a 50m public pool in north Vegas but it is in a REALLY bad part of town so I don't usually tell people to go up there. By the way, for those of you who are fellow road warriors you should look into a membership at 24 Hour Fitness. They have a large number of clubs nationwide and the vast majority have decent 25yd pools...

RE: Places to Swim on/near Las Vegas Strip?

Patrick W. Brundage — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:43:50 GMT

I've always done the drive to Desert Breeze to swim with Coach Vic / Las Vegas Masters -- always worth the drive. This is the team I always swim with: http://members.cox.net/lvswim/. Again, not on the strip, but close enough if you have a car. Don't try taking cabs there; I did it that once and it was expensive.

RE: Places to Swim on/near Las Vegas Strip?

aquageek — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:11:49 GMT

You should PM Paul Smith, he goes there a lot and will know the teams and times.

RE: Places to Swim on/near Las Vegas Strip?

Bobinator — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:41:09 GMT

I always stay at the MGM. They have a large pool complex with at least 3 lap lanes. The pool is longer than 25 meters, but shorter than 50 meters. Probably around 40 yards. The gutters are a bit strange but it was fine for a workout! :applaud:

RE: Places to Swim on/near Las Vegas Strip?

jessicafk11 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:02:47 GMT

I was recently in Vegas and wasn't able to find anything on the strip. UNLV is nearby though, maybe they have a pool? I am there a lot so I'd be interested in hearing if you find anything actually on the strip.

RE: Places to Swim on/near Las Vegas Strip?

Patrick W. Brundage — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:25:08 GMT

I've always done the drive to Desert Breeze to swim with Coach Vic / Las Vegas Masters -- always worth the drive. Check out www.swimmersguide.com, though, as it'll likely show which hotels have lap pools.