Last Updated on June 26, 2025 by stlplace
I am mostly talking about the length for lap swimming
Creve Coeur
Indoor
Recreational pool (warm water, temp probably slightly above 84F): 20 yards
Lap pool (warm water, temperature is probably at 80F): 25 yards
Outdoor
They have two kinds of setups for the lap swimming
Shorter: about 25 yards
Longer: about 25 meters (about 27.43 yards)
Those numbers are a bit trickier because they are not standard. And I got it from my own try and error, via my Apple watch. I assume Apple watch is measuring the pool length correctly.
Refer to the official length
Chesterfield
Indoor
Warm water, temp 84F, 25 yards
Outdoor
Need some confirmation as I haven’t been there for a long time.
(Update 06-24-2025)
Today (this evening) it was a bit usual because a boy approached me and asked whether I speak English. I said yes, and he asked if I could teach him to swim. It looks like he can swim to some extent. I showed him and his friend how to breeze via mouth above the water. Also, the very basics of breaststroke. The boy is 11, his friend is 9 and the boy’s big sister is 12. They all know some swimming or can swim some: but they seem have not taken formal swimming lessons at the J or somewhere equivalent.
I never in my life would think I would teach kids swimming. I never taught my own kids. I did teach my wife a bit re: breathing or blow the water (suck in air and leave the water out via mouth). I don’t mind teaching kids one a while, but if every time I go to lap swimming, and I could not find an empty or semi-empty lap, I may have 2nd thoughts on this.
(Update 06-25-2025)
I am continuing adjusting the length of the pool on my Apple Watch. Today I set it to 31 yards. This thing puzzles me a bit: if the Apple watch can measure my swimming distance, why it needs the pool length. It seems it’s using the pool length to do some kind of calibration, so that it could come up a nice round number for the total swimming distance.