Anonymous
Of the public pools in Raleigh, this is one of the busiest. Rarely have I been there when a third to a half of the pool is not taken up by swim team practices. On fall and winter Friday evenings they rope off about half the pool for kayaking practice. Lap swimming is treated more as an after-thought. On most days and time periods, there are six to eight lanes open for lap swimmers, at most, sometimes it's less and, despite the facility's lane-sharing policy, many of our fellow swimmers are reluctant to share a lane. :( Both Millbrook Exchange Park and Pullen are better bets in my opinion. We swim here only because it is closer, but more and more we are going to one of the other pools for lap swimming.
The one plus is that they enlarged and renovated Optimist's changing rooms a few years ago and they are much nicer and more spacious than before. Be forewarned, however, that the showers are motion-activated; you can't turn the water on/off or even adjust the temperature.
The one plus is that they enlarged and renovated Optimist's changing rooms a few years ago and they are much nicer and more spacious than before. Be forewarned, however, that the showers are motion-activated; you can't turn the water on/off or even adjust the temperature.