Yes, yes, I know... you all think that your pool is the worst (except those that train at UT or IUPUI). But before you vote, consider this:
- indoor 6-lane 25 yard pool, L-shaped
- built in 1969, with negligible upgrades since
- heated to at least 85 degrees
- operated by the city at a significant loss every year
- closes for three to four weeks every year (two for upgrades - aka cleaning - and two for "budgetary reasons")
- shared by the city, the high school, the local university and the swim club
- vacuumed once a week ("whether it needs it or not")
- lifeguards cannot be moved from their plastic chairs on the deck
- for lap swim, only two lane lines put in - not in lifeguards' job description to put in more
- patrons blatantly ignore the lane signs indicating "fast", "medium" and "slow"
- lifeguards do not enforce the above
- patrons of all types refuse to circle swim, and instead swim next to each other (again, with few or no lane lines)
- healthy mix of college girls in bikinis, college boys in board shorts, noodlers, and elementary backstrokers
Poll opens now.
Yes, yes, I know... you all think that your pool is the worst (except those that train at UT or IUPUI).
You should have seen the old UT pool. It was 33 1/3 yards with a fixed metal bulkhead. The lines on the bottom did not track the center of the lanes. It was dark with most of the light dependent on windows. The Jamail Swim Center is a big step up.
Apparently the old pool is still open - it looks like they have cleaned it up a bit, but otherwise its about the same.
www.utrecsports.org/.../res_gre_natatorium.php
Yes, yes, I know... you all think that your pool is the worst (except those that train at UT or IUPUI).
You should have seen the old UT pool. It was 33 1/3 yards with a fixed metal bulkhead. The lines on the bottom did not track the center of the lanes. It was dark with most of the light dependent on windows. The Jamail Swim Center is a big step up.
Apparently the old pool is still open - it looks like they have cleaned it up a bit, but otherwise its about the same.
www.utrecsports.org/.../res_gre_natatorium.php
