I have wondered-
I believe the standard swim lap lane is 6' wide, right?
What would be good - 10 lanes in a pool?
That would necessitate a lap pool that is 60 ft. wide. Haven't a clue how long 'good' lap lanes are…. 54 Ft.?
How long does a lap swimmer swim? About an hour?
Given say, 12 hours of available swim time a day, that means that at most, back to back with no downtime,
one pool this size could accommodate 120 swimmers a day @ one hour each.
How would they govern this? Would a buzzer go off each hour to let you know your time is done?
Does the next swimmer dive into your lane when the buzzer goes off?
How many days a week do lap swimmers swim? Daily? 3 times a week?
Would one reserve a standing appt. for lap time? Would you reserve it online, like tee times?
What if you want to change your time for a few days, will you will get your original time back again?
What about those who are only here seasonally or those who only come- say, one week a month? Will lap time be available for them? Or will the standing reservations of full time residents eat that opportunity up?
What if you have a standing reservation and you don't show? Does the lane stay empty, or can the next person walk up and claim it for use?
Even if the pool was available 24 hours a day, that is only 240 available lap hours daily- maximum…. and leaves no time for maintenance.
Could 240 swimmers support this with -with what- yearly memberships?
Do you scalp your paid lap time (like season football tickets) when you will not be here?
Will there be someone at the pool the entire time as a moderator?
If intead, it is first come first served, will it become annoying to go there and maybe not find an open lane?
What would one do then, wait around?
