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.
The pool is beautiful,but it is not straight&no lane lines.If you want to combine the joy of open water with the fear of falling to your death it's OK.
I had an odd thought about this pool over the weekend...
Turn that into a wave pool.... scariest water ride evar! :afraid:
Just thinking about that made me a little bit ill. *shudder* Cool pool, but my healthy respect for heights would keep me far, far from the edge. Oh, who am I kidding, I'd probably freak out before I even made it over to the pool.
Intriguing looking pool--I suppose if you stood next to the edge, you'd have a different experience than those of us looking at the photo--the models standing against the edge don't look at all worried ('course they may have been given Xanax before the photo shoot...).
Still, I find it a bit unnerving that the pool structure is a thin, narrow strip laid over three buildings... just how sturdy is that structure? I suspect I'd be thinking about the position of the pool vis a vis the buildings under it and would swim very fast over the portions with nothing but sky underneath. (Might be good for sprint workouts though!) :)
