Shepherd University Wellness Center

This is an easy-to-find wellness center on a sprawling campus which was very quiet when I was there at 8 AM on an early August morning. I shared a lane briefly, but mostly it wasn't crowded at all. The water is clean; the ceilings are high; the lighting nice; and the staff is friendly. The showers are a bit old, but the rest of the locker room is nicely kept up.
August, 2026]

The pool is usually set up with six lanes plus an unroped area for fitness, children playing or laps, as necessary. It is consistently busy, but rarely crowded. There are usually more professors and community members than young students. Most swimmers will wait on the chairs rather than split a lane. The pool is kept quite warm all day and the water is clean. There's just one water fountain. The locker rooms are clean and the showers are hot. There are no extras such as sauna or hot tub.

Our source remarks that the pool has never been crowded when he's been there and he's impressed that the guards there are more attentive to what's going on than most.