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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Ncap Burke practice facility is old, dated, and not nice.”

So true! But my kid isn’t swimming there in order to use the old treadmills or tiny weight room. And here’s something to consider—I find the tiny NCAP Burke facility to have a much safer vibe for my young teen daughter. My girls have swam at rec centers and the St James and I can’t stand the crowds of loitering randos that pop up there. If I’m running late for a pick up my daughter can wait in the tiny ugly lobby at Burke and not be approached by chatty adult men. The front desk staff is right there. Also no obvious spots for sexual assaulters to lurk. Sorry to take it down a dark path, but it is a big redeeming quality of the old facility in my mind.

And the important part—the coaches are good and my kid has friends there. [/quote]

+100!!![/quote]

I was talking about the pool and locker rooms being old, dated and not nice. Did they update the pool and locker room in the last year? When I visited the pool, I thought the pool and locker room facility was gross, old, and small. GMU aquatic center (mako practice site) is new, clean, modern, and spacious. [/quote]

The facility is fine.  What matters much more is the coaching staff, location and practice times which Burke has in spades.  We’re super happy with the program.  The facility is older but it’s absolutely fine….quaint even.  Feels comfortable and safe.  We’ve lived all over the world and in several US States and had kids swimming at a variety of facilities and the Burke facility has never struck me as having any issues. Love that they have 12 lanes and multiple groups practice at the same time (helps with siblings and carpools) and it’s much less chaotic than a county rec center or St James.[/quote]

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