I felt like an Olympian! Huge pool!

[GracieAnne]

Oooh I'd love to swim in a pool like that, especially one that has dedicated lanes for swimming laps. I'm a big swimmer, I have a gym membership at a gym that has a pool but it's so difficult to find a time when there isn't kids and old people standing around in the pool while socializing. I even accidentally hit a kid once while I was doing laps because he swam right in front of me.

[PurpleBunny89]

Oooh I'd love to swim in a pool like that, especially one that has dedicated lanes for swimming laps. I'm a big swimmer, I have a gym membership at a gym that has a pool but it's so difficult to find a time when there isn't kids and old people standing around in the pool while socializing. I even accidentally hit a kid once while I was doing laps because he swam right in front of me.

Yeah even with lanes I've occasionally hit people by accident. Its not possible to share a lane with 4 other people who all have varying speeds yet somehow we are forced to where we go.

[Angela273]

Wow, that's awesome. It costs $10 for an adult to go swimming at our only indoor swimming pool in my community.

[walkonby]

Wow, that's awesome. It costs $10 for an adult to go swimming at our only indoor swimming pool in my community.

yikes! @Angela273 You mean $10.00 for one day? For just one swim? That seems very high? Don't laugh but I thought $1.75 was high for my senior rate....until I got in the pool!! Now I am happy to pay it.

[Angela273]

yikes! @Angela273 You mean $10.00 for one day? For just one swim? That seems very high? Don't laugh but I thought $1.75 was high for my senior rate....until I got in the pool!! Now I am happy to pay it.

$10 for one swim. It isn't much cheaper if you buy a punch card for 10 swims.

[PurpleBunny89]

$10 for one swim. It isn't much cheaper if you buy a punch card for 10 swims.

Yeah thats what the YMCA charges here for a drop in swim as well, $10 each person and the lane swim is usually 1.5 hours.

[walkonby]

^^^ I cannot believe the YMCA gouges like that! How can that encourage people to want to get healthier? I am now counting my blessings ten fold!!

[nicolthepickle]

What a lovely facility.

[Ciel]

^^^ I cannot believe the YMCA gouges like that! How can that encourage people to want to get healthier? I am now counting my blessings ten fold!!

Some Y's have building facility charges built into their membership fees to help recoup cost of building/renovation. In Forever Young's GTA edition, adults apparently don't get dinged on building facility fees at the Oakville Y because the fees are waived.
I've noticed not all Y's offer day passes either. Should be available at all locations. Should I ever wish to join the Les Chater Y, I'd be needing over $800 for 1 year membership. But I don't swim...

[GracieAnne]

Holy damn, makes me glad my gym costs a whole $10 a month.

[walkonby]

ok NO! I did not pee in the pool BUT I was laughing my butt off when I arrived at 6:00 a.m.
I found out the Swim Team was not there to hog all the lanes up, and because only a handful of us regular folk showed up for lane swimming
( maybe the snow scared some away....?? ) we all had our own lane!! It was GLORIOUS!! The long course ( 50 M ) was available today, I really like that one now.
Was able to do 2 hrs 15 min non stop. Hubby dropped me off and returned to get me so no stress over the parking today. And to think I almost let that snow scare ME off today!!

[SavvyLady]

what a fabulous facility and only $1.75!! Wish I had something like that!!

[walkonby]

Just purchased a 3 month membership for a mere $37.50!! That beats paying $1.75 OOP each visit. I went swimming 20 days in Feb, so this will most definitely be cheaper.

[NoeticThoughts]

Very nice. Id swim in that pool!

[Ciel]

Just purchased a 3 month membership for a mere $37.50!! That beats paying $1.75 OOP each visit. I went swimming 20 days in Feb, so this will most definitely be cheaper.

Glad you found your happy place, @walkonby ! When the weather's warmer, I won't be surprised if some out of province SCers include the pool on their list of "places to see" during visits to Toronto and get in on that swimming glory!