Moving to Greensboro, advice on pools

beckyb29 - 2012-06-03 7:33 PM Welcome to the Greensboro area! I live in the north part of town and drive to the Greensboro Aquatic Center (GAC) for my swims. In the few months that I've been swimming there, I've never had issues having a lane to myself. I was told to avoid after-school times (between 3PM and 7PM), as it is over-run with school and local swim teams. On certain mornings they turn the pool into a long course setup. (sorry, I can't remember which days!) The competition pool is HUGE, and there are tons of lanes. There's also a therapy pool as an option which typically has one or two lanes, but it is MUCH warmer. When it's really busy, they sometimes open the dive well up for lap swim (I've not seen this happen much). The comp pool can be borderline cold somedays, but most of the time it is perfect. The facility itself is top-notch, and I'm very happy there. The only downside is that sometimes the entire place is closed down due to big meets, but they send out emails and give advance warnings about this. I can't offer you a lot of advice on other pools, but there are numerous YMCA's in the area which I have heard can be more crowded due to less lanes than the GAC (this is what I've heard....no personal experience.) As for open water swims, I'm not sure. If anybody else can chime in, I'd love to know as well. There is a lot of open water in the area, but I haven't been able to connect with anyone local for OWS. If you need any other Greensboro advice, let me know!