[txfan]

Originally Posted by frayedends

In another thread someone had a post that said something like “Dabney will have the only adult resort pool in the Villages”. What do they mean by resort pool? Just a bigger pool? Wondering because as a lake Denham owner Dabney will be our closest adult pool. There is no neighborhood pool in lake Denham. Only the rec centers.

It's sort of similar to the use of the words "Country Club" for the regulation golf courses.

The pools are not "Resort," and the golf courses are definitely not "Country Clubs."

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by txfan

It's sort of similar to the use of...........

Your opinion.

There are many opinions.

There are many definitions.

Examples:
A resort style pool by definition is an elegant pool with luxurious facilities like a beautiful shade, lounging furniture and sometimes accompanied with outdoor dining .

country club noun
: a suburban club for social life and recreation; especially : one having a golf course

"definitely"

[Retiredsteve]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

Oh. I was thinking Adult Resort pool, as at Hedonism or Desire. Given our reputation, shouldn’t we have at least one of those?

If it was truly adult it should be clothing optional

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Black Beauty

We have Mulberry pool across the street that is a 50 meter pool. I'm told it is the largest pool by volume in TV

Sports pools, including Mulberry, are 25 yards long, not 50 meters. The one exception is Savannah, which is not a regulation length lap pool and is shorter than 25 yards. Mulberry (and Laurel Manor) are definitely the largest pools by volume as they are the only sports pools with a deep end and diving blocks so they can hold competitive swimming events. No other sports pools have a deep end, which is better for things like water volleyball and water walking.

[frayedends]

As far as I’m concerned if they want to call it resort style, someone should be delivering me cocktails while I relax in the water.

[NavyVet]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Just a fancy name for a pool with added features such as a walk in pool, rock landscaping, waterfalls, etc…. In my book, if it’s not a 25 yard long rectangular pool with swim lanes and flags it’s worthless.

Yup. 100% agree!
100+ "pools" in TV and no place to SWIM!
If you try to swim in any neighborhood pool, you get dirty looks (unless it's empty which is rare.)
The sports pools get booked all day long with volleyball and aerobics classes. If by chance you can find a one hour block somewhere with the lane ropes, it's usually at the worst times like early in the morning or just before dusk. You then wait in the hot sun for a lane to open for your turn and someone else jumps in ahead of you and takes the lane, or, every lane is filled with walkers instead or staying on the non-lane side of the pool.
Yet another amenity that is all part of the 'Lifestyle' illusion. Oh well.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

No, many rectangular pools are NOT sports pools. They are simply adult pools with many residents WALKING sideways and making swimming nearly impossible for others. I am NOT saying that the sideways-walking residents do not deserve to do THAT type of exercise. I am glad that it works for them. I am just saying that it would be nice to have wider rectangular pools and several roped-off sections on the side for swimmers. I believe that Laurel Manor does it that way at some times on some days. That is the best of both worlds - for the occasional swimmer and the sideways-walker types.

I thought the sports pools are for swimming laps. I was informed that swimming is not allowed in the neighborhood pools. I do see walkers in the neighborhood pools though.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by pokeefe45@aol.com

Actually, the majority of the pools in TV have steps (or ladders), so are not technically a 'walk-in' pool at all. Those have inclines that allow you to walk straight into full depth, not via stairs.

They call that a "Beach Entry" pool...

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by NavyVet

Yup. 100% agree!
100+ "pools" in TV and no place to SWIM!
If you try to swim in any neighborhood pool, you get dirty looks (unless it's empty which is rare.)
The sports pools get booked all day long with volleyball and aerobics classes. If by chance you can find a one hour block somewhere with the lane ropes, it's usually at the worst times like early in the morning or just before dusk. You then wait in the hot sun for a lane to open for your turn and someone else jumps in ahead of you and takes the lane, or, every lane is filled with walkers instead or staying on the non-lane side of the pool.
Yet another amenity that is all part of the 'Lifestyle' illusion. Oh well.

I have asked walkers to vacate a swim lane if I have to wait to lap swim. Those lanes are in for a reason and it is NOT for walking.

[NavyVet]

Someone posted earlier that the sports pools are 25 feet in length. I had been told years ago that these were regulation Junior Olympic size swimming pools, which would be 25 meters. So, if they are only 25 FEET, they are NOT even official regulation size pools.
Does anyone know for a fact whether they are 25 feet or meters?

[Papa_lecki]

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[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by NavyVet

Someone posted earlier that the sports pools are 25 feet in length. I had been told years ago that these were regulation Junior Olympic size swimming pools, which would be 25 meters. So, if they are only 25 FEET, they are NOT even official regulation size pools.
Does anyone know for a fact whether they are 25 feet or meters?

I know for a fact that they are neither 25 feet or meters, they are 25 yards (75 feet). Trust me, I swim +/- 400 miles per year, which is approximately 28,800 laps. I could swim one lap and know if a pool wasn’t 25 yards.

[frayedends]

I absolutely love the internet. Love it. Only on the internet could a question about resort pools become an argument of yards vs meters.

Let me clear this up. 1 meter is equal to 1.0936133 yards.

If one of you lap swimmers can tell me which one you are swimming in, 25 yards or 25 meters, I'll buy you 4 vodkas at Sawgrass in a plastic cup.

E TA: please bring me a vodka soda in the resort pool at Dabney when you pass by on one of your laps. LOL

[Carlsondm]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I have asked walkers to vacate a swim lane if I have to wait to lap swim. Those lanes are in for a reason and it is NOT for walking.

Wrong, if you have reserved the lane.

[NormaKW]

Yup. That’s why I had to put my own lap swimming “swimSpa” in my lanai.