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.
My college pool was built in 1929. We celebrated its 70th anniversary!
Probably only 4 lanes wide, but we squeezed 6 lanes in.
Slimy, slippery deck.
Windows blocked over in WWII for something (I can't remember why).
Wobbly blocks that weren't fully bolted in or bolts were rusted (I was terrified of them!)
Lane 5 (where I usually swam with the other sprinters) had this horrible jet on the wall that would push you into the lane line if you swam into it, which made flip turns bad.
No ventilation.
Random things floating around.
Usually shut down for various reasons several times a year, and we got to swim at a MUCH nicer pool across town for our home meets (where they held many Olympic trials).
Horrible itchy rashes were common from chemicals being off.
It was shut down for good a few years ago; the last time I was on campus it had a chain over the door. Not sure what they plan on doing with it. I think that after swimming in that pool for a few years, any pool is bearable! They finally built a much nicer pool on campus.
My college pool was built in 1929. We celebrated its 70th anniversary!
Probably only 4 lanes wide, but we squeezed 6 lanes in.
Slimy, slippery deck.
Windows blocked over in WWII for something (I can't remember why).
Wobbly blocks that weren't fully bolted in or bolts were rusted (I was terrified of them!)
Lane 5 (where I usually swam with the other sprinters) had this horrible jet on the wall that would push you into the lane line if you swam into it, which made flip turns bad.
No ventilation.
Random things floating around.
Usually shut down for various reasons several times a year, and we got to swim at a MUCH nicer pool across town for our home meets (where they held many Olympic trials).
Horrible itchy rashes were common from chemicals being off.
It was shut down for good a few years ago; the last time I was on campus it had a chain over the door. Not sure what they plan on doing with it. I think that after swimming in that pool for a few years, any pool is bearable! They finally built a much nicer pool on campus.