I am new to this list, but I thought you might find this
interesting. This is from my local YMCA in North Carolina.
Mark
Making the Flip
The Finley indoor pool is making a flip from yards to meters. Through
the end of December swimmers will swim the length of the pool on
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (yards) and the width
of the pool on Tuesday and Thursday (meters).
The switch allows the YMCA to accommodate all members.
“Swim team, tri athletes and some lap swimmers measure their distance
in meters rather than yards,” says Finley Aquatics Director, Carla
Martin. “By switching up the pool, we can meet this demand on certain
days of the week.”
The Finley indoor pool measures 25 yards long (locker room end to
starting blocks) and 25 meters across (life guard area to family
programs wing interior window). Lap swimmers who swim 36 laps will
either travel 1.02 miles long or 1.118 miles wide.
The flip also provides swim lesson participants with a more
comfortable depth, the water fitness classes with a bit more room and
consistent measurements for the YMCA’s association-wide swim team.
The Aquatics department hopes this change will benefit everyone in
the long run.
Please note the flip days change in January. The January through May
schedule is as follows:
Yards: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Meters: Wednesday and Thursday
