Milpitas Community Sports Center

This is still one of the best pools in the area; even though the water is a bit on the warm side for hard laps. The pool is well-maintained and the water is very clean.

When you go, ask if they're offering any special promotional deals for potential new members.

The shallow end of the 25m pool is too shallow, roughly 3½ or 4 feet. Anyone with a strong, underwater dolphin kick on the push-off (whether butterfly, backstroke, or free) is going to scrape the bottom; this is an issue even with the breaststroke push-off. Obviously, they're not going to rebuild the pool, but it's something to be aware of.

They recently completely re-did the locker rooms. The tiny lockers are gone, the coconut-scented body-wash is gone, and the club-like atmosphere is gone. Instead, the locker room has been enlarged, the lockers are normal-sized (bring a lock or bring your stuff outside), and there seem to be more basins, more toilets, and more showers. The feel is more sterile, functional, and industrial. Overall, it's quite an improvement but definitely a different, less "warm" vibe from the previous locker room.

The facility is great. It's a nice locker room, including a suit spinner. The showers rival a fancy club - even the hand soap is coconut-scented! In the 25m pool the water felt ~78º/79º, definitely not 82º that day. At lunch, it's often four to a lane, which might bother some people.