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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pool space.  [/quote]
Let's build more pools in that empty office space![/quote]

+1.  There is a shortage of indoor pools in the DMV, relative to other large metropolitan areas.  It would be great if swim parents could help to advocate for more indoor pools.  (Coming from the Midwest, we just had a ton more facilities than I find in the DMV, whether it be indoor pools or ice rinks.)

In some parts of the USA, where there is a warmer climate, outdoor pools are used year-round.  And so that helps to keep costs down for them.  But in the DMV, we need indoor pools for winter swimming (although I know some clubs do now use outdoor pools to some extent). [/quote]

The problem with the DC area as compared to the Midwest, is that a large proportion of our population are shall we say "neotropicals" (not to be racist but here I am referring to what temperature ranges rather than skin color.) and are much more comfortable in warm weather and don't really view pools as a necessity to stay cool, hence pools aren't as popular as you might think.  In addition, swimming is viewed as dangerous in places like Africa where snake bites are the leading cause of death, so there is a cultural barrier there.  Layer on that the history of racial conflict over pools and the subsequent privatization with exclusive social clubs and Wahla! No public pools.  I for one am also fine not paying taxes for the things, that are optimized by a few elites for their social club swim teams.

That being said, I don't understand why they don't have bubbles for the outdoor pools.  I was at Richmond visiting relatives and they said their pool had a bubble for the winter.  How hard is that to build?  Doesn't have to be heated to a large degree.  I was looking at it, and if a pool is ground source heated with heat pumps, they aren't that expensive to keep warm.[/quote]

https://www.heroxairdomes.com/blog/swimming-domes

I seriously think the swim caps are too tight in Maryland.[/quote]

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