Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Two little fishies
Megan and I met up at the Avonworth Pool tonight (well I was VERY late but she was very patient). It was $1 since we were there after six and they had one lane reserved for lap swimming. We were very happy with that but were stunned by the woman who had sat there for 10 minutes and was very angry that we just expected to get in the lane before her! She was pretty condescending - especially to the guy who was currently swimming in trunks with no goggles - she just assumed that he was uninformed and quite stupid and wouldn't know how to circle swim...well, it made me feel better that I was able to not only pass her quickly but even lap her - I think she actually helped me stay focused and swim faster. I lost count of my laps quickly since I was busy maneuvering around her and other random kids who got stuck in the lap lane positioned between the main pool and the deep end. We got at least a solid 35 minute swim in - which I'm going to estimate to be between 1000 and 1200 meters. I'm planning on going every Wednesday and I might even go on Mondays if the weather is hot enough...
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Not to go about correcting you too much, but just don't want there to be any confusion. We were at the AVALON pool not the AVONWORTH pool. I don't know why they have it this way, but if you are a resident of Emsworth, Ben Avon, Kilbuck Twp or Avalon (what they call the Avonworth area and is also our school district) you get discount rates at the Avonworth Pool on Camp Horne Road. The Avalon pool, however, is only for Avalon residents (or at least discounted rates for them). And Avonworth is the one that does not have any lap lanes open to the public, just the summer swim team.
ah - thanks for the correction - the gallon of water in my ear must have gone to my brain.
ALT Directions - Turn Right at the intersection of the McKees Rocks Bridge. Follow the main road through Brighton Heights and Bellevue - Make a right onto N Starr or N Home (consecutive lights). If you take N Starr you'll hit a light - go straight onto New Brighton (the pool is 1/2 mile down the hill). If you take N Home, you'll come to the same light, however you will have to make a left onto New Brighton.
Cool; thanks for the directions coming from that way.
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