Anonymous
I swam here three mornings during a one week during a trip to Seattle. This is a good pool with a schedule that changes from day-to-day, so be sure to check the schedule section of its website ("website", above). The pool is clean and a decent temperature for lap swimming; the shower/locker facilities are Spartan but clean; the lockers are coin-operated; and pull-buoys and kickboards are available poolside. The staff is really nice! Lanes are speed-segregated and swimmers respect that.
Morning lap sessions are crowded. Weekday early-morning sessions see two to four swimmers per lane, Saturday morning sessions have more. Most swimmers seem okay with standard lane-sharing etiquette (the weekday early-morning sessions had plenty of foot tapping). During a Saturday morning swim, however, a woman became quite irate when I tapped her foot, then proceeded to draft behind me for a length whapping my foot the entire time before moving to another lane. When I went to speak with her after my swim, the lifeguard told me, "Don't touch anyone, we service recreational swimmers who have no competition experience," despite the majority of swimmers I encountered engaging in the practice.
Morning lap sessions are crowded. Weekday early-morning sessions see two to four swimmers per lane, Saturday morning sessions have more. Most swimmers seem okay with standard lane-sharing etiquette (the weekday early-morning sessions had plenty of foot tapping). During a Saturday morning swim, however, a woman became quite irate when I tapped her foot, then proceeded to draft behind me for a length whapping my foot the entire time before moving to another lane. When I went to speak with her after my swim, the lifeguard told me, "Don't touch anyone, we service recreational swimmers who have no competition experience," despite the majority of swimmers I encountered engaging in the practice.