Nicest NVSL pools

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Anonymous wrote:The best pool no question is Virginia Run. The bathrooms are really nice. They have a huge air conditioned club house for meet workers and anyone else who needs to cool down. The pool has 10 lanes. We were bummed when they were moved down from our division.

Not sure why everyone is all about the 10 lanes. I guess that nice for B meets, but all other meets only use 6 lanes so the extra 4 are just for decoration.

We had relay carnival there one year and I was not a fan. Sure the bathrooms are nice, but viewing is from the turn end so really had to see and kids were stuck sweating to death on the tennis courts.

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We loved the year we were in the same division as Cardinal hill. Beautiful facility and great snack bar.

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Anonymous wrote:To those who said Crosspointe and Rolling Hills, could you share the reasons? Thanks!

DP, but we had a meet at Rolling Hills a few years ago. The seating areas have lots of shade and are terraced, which give good views of the pool.

Of other pools that we have been to, I agree with the comments that Arlington Forest is very nice (and has the best bathrooms). Great Falls also has a great facility with a ton of green space for team areas. We also liked Mansion House in Alexandria.

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Anonymous wrote:What about MCSL pools? I like River Falls, Potomac, Darnstown and CCR.

CCRA is great. Also Kentlands.

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Anonymous wrote:What about MCSL pools? I like River Falls, Potomac, Darnstown and CCR.

Start your own post. This is NVSL.

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Anonymous wrote:We loved the year we were in the same division as Cardinal hill. Beautiful facility and great snack bar.

+1. It is really nice, and a fast pool.

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Anonymous wrote:What about MCSL pools? I like River Falls, Potomac, Darnstown and CCR.

Start your own thread.

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Anonymous wrote:The best pool no question is Virginia Run. The bathrooms are really nice. They have a huge air conditioned club house for meet workers and anyone else who needs to cool down. The pool has 10 lanes. We were bummed when they were moved down from our division.

Not sure why everyone is all about the 10 lanes. I guess that nice for B meets, but all other meets only use 6 lanes so the extra 4 are just for decoration.

We had relay carnival there one year and I was not a fan. Sure the bathrooms are nice, but viewing is from the turn end so really had to see and kids were stuck sweating to death on the tennis courts.

Having 8 or 10 lanes will actually make the pool faster. Less pressure coming back off the swimmer from the walls.

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Anonymous wrote:All these posts about ASR and who should host big events make me wonder which are the best pools to swim at within NVSL.

Take away the considerations of fields and stuff needed for all star events. If you were going to pick a pool to swim a dual meet at, where would you pick?

Burke Center Station. We were so sad when they moved to a different division. Their facility is beautiful and their people are really nice.

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Great falls is really nice!

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I have honestly been amazed by how disgusting some of the bathrooms are.

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This is about nicest. Go start your own thread.

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Mount Vernon Park Pool is incredible!

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Little Rocky Run has done a great job with divisionals in the past.

- Spectators can see while not actually being on the pool deck
- Parking lot has plenty of space for the team areas
- Pool is reasonable depth
- Nice club house and bathrooms
- Concessions were good

Parking can be a bit of a challenge which is probably why they haven't hosted one of the big meets.

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Anonymous wrote:Little Rocky Run has done a great job with divisionals in the past.

- Spectators can see while not actually being on the pool deck
- Parking lot has plenty of space for the team areas
- Pool is reasonable depth
- Nice club house and bathrooms
- Concessions were good

Parking can be a bit of a challenge which is probably why they haven't hosted one of the big meets.

LRR has hosted individual all-stars a couple of times that I know of. It was probably 8 years ago. We parked at Centreville HS.