UBC Aquatics Centre

For a world class university, the UBC Aquatic Centre is definitely lacking.
The basic bits:
–standard 25 mm and 50 mm indoor interchangeable indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, steam room, diving boards, and a 50 mm seasonal outdoor pool.
–open to the public at a variety of price structures depending if you are affiliated with UBC, if you are a student elsewhere, and if your general public.
–lessons for kiddies and adults
The lacking bits:
–the pool is straight up just chlorinated, full strength bleach, which leaves me smelling like a bottle of bleach
–absolutely no hot (or even warm) showers. I have never hard a decently heated shower here
–there are puddles of water in the locker room because of poor drainage
–there are very specific hours when we can swim, because the university uses the pool for their swim team and classes
–and everything is just old and rusty
The redeeming bits:
–the outdoor seasonal pool is nice for lap swimming and not as crowded as the other outdoor pools
–overall the indoor pool has deeper waters than most city pools
–the staff and lifeguards there are nice people
–I swim there for ‘free’ because it is apart of my student fees as a UBC student
I have heard that there is a new pool planned for construction in the future. Hopefully the new pool will be better, too bad I won’t be a student when it is completed.