Swimming Pools
 

I will spending the month of January in The Villages and wanted to know if any of the pools are heated. Also, is there an indoor pool in The Villages.
Any information would be very much appreciated.:)

pools are heated year round (83-84 degrees give or take). No indoor pools.

That is great news!
 

Great news. Thanks Russ.:a040:

All pools are 80-84 degrees - a little cooler in morning until heaters kick in and sun comes up

go early morning when the air is at its coldest, and you'll be swimming through clouds of water vapor - cheaper than a trip to Iceland.

is there not an indoor pool at a fitness club in Spanish Springs - membership only - or have I had one glass too many?

The fitness club HAD a pool when they were in their old location. Not one in SS.

Thanks, Russ

I wonder if people would pay to use a new indoor pool?

The outdoor ones are very nice and, apart from nights and during lightning, are open quite long hours

but no soap in the showers!

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OH YES!!!! Bring it on!

I'll be first to sign up!:)

ONLY indoor pools I know of in TV are the ones at Freedom Pointe...but you gotta live there AND one at the P.T. place over next door to the Sharon Morse building. You'd have to call to find out about that one AND I know you pay to use it...or at least the classes they have in it.

Sure they would if they didn't have to pay extra. We will have over 110K people at build out. That would be one crowded pool in the winter unless a high fee was charged!

An indoor pool would be a nice addition to the facilities, but I can't see it happening other than as a stand-alone commercial venture, which would need several thousand people to join as members ahead of time.

If the Rec Dept announced it was building one, there would be complaints from those living too far away to use it conveniently.

Maybe some of the existing sports pools could be fitted with lights to extend their operating hours - perhaps even inflatable domes to keep the weather out and the heat in?

I bet if the YMCA would build an indoor pool in the 466A area, they would be sitting pretty! Just an idea "Mr. YMCA"! :)

Is there land down there available for a non-TV operation?

I can't see anyone wanting to pay Morse Inc. a share of the profits.

There were suppose to be many indoor pools
 

Many of us drove from south of 466 to fitness center to use the pool and no one complained. Not anymore of a drive than to any other place in the Villages. The pool was closed to sell the building. No one bought.
The SS sales center was on the market for a long time. No one bought. Finally the fitness center was moved in there to make use of the building. Now MVP rents the building to run their business..
The original plans made by Harold was for many, many fitness centers with indoor pools.
You need to talk to people who have lived here over 5 to 15 to 30 years to hear about how the plans have changed.
The original developer has turned over in his grave many times to see how his development has changed.
Harold really wanted what was best for the residents.

so what has happened to the pool that was there?

is it still there, but empty, or has it been filled in and turned into office space?

seems such a waste, either way