A couple weeks ago while vacationing in Vancouver, I swam at the Kitsilano outdoor pool. It is 150 yards (137 meters) long for lap swimming. The interim lengths are marked on the bottom of the pool as you swim along.
-Rick
That's the pool I learned to swim in. It used to be about twice as big, and was originally a tidal pool. The water was changed once or twice a week simply by letting it run out when the tide was down and run in as the tide rose. Before I could swim I almost drowned there because I waded out to the wall to join some friends while the pool was filling, spent a couple of hours lounging on the wall, then jumped back in only to find the water over my head! They filled in much of the pool with concrete in the mid-1980s, and now they fill what remains half with sea water, half with fresh and are able to heat it a couple degrees to extend the season a week or two. I'm looking forward to swimming there again this summer when I go back for a visit.
A couple weeks ago while vacationing in Vancouver, I swam at the Kitsilano outdoor pool. It is 150 yards (137 meters) long for lap swimming. The interim lengths are marked on the bottom of the pool as you swim along.
-Rick
That's the pool I learned to swim in. It used to be about twice as big, and was originally a tidal pool. The water was changed once or twice a week simply by letting it run out when the tide was down and run in as the tide rose. Before I could swim I almost drowned there because I waded out to the wall to join some friends while the pool was filling, spent a couple of hours lounging on the wall, then jumped back in only to find the water over my head! They filled in much of the pool with concrete in the mid-1980s, and now they fill what remains half with sea water, half with fresh and are able to heat it a couple degrees to extend the season a week or two. I'm looking forward to swimming there again this summer when I go back for a visit.
