Pools for lap swimming in San Diego

Triathlon Forum
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Because of my employment I will be in San Diego 50% of mytime. My company has agreed to pay any gym fees that I may need while I am there. What is a good pool close to La Jolla that I can get membership to? I am a slow swimmer (1:50 - 2:00) and like to do my own workouts early in the AM (5:30am) and around 7:00PM.

Also, from La Jolla what are some good biking routes with limited traffic? I am thinking of buying a bike to have in SD but not if I have to deal with nightmarish traffic. If I ride I usually do it around 6 or 7PM.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

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Welcome to our gorgeous city! The YMCA in Mission Valley has a very popular masters program at 5:30am, loads of triathletes there (myself included). There is a nice family pool in La Jolla here - http://www.cogganaquatics.org/

Well bike routes are up to you, but you’re only a few miles to torrey pines which is a very popular ‘hill repeats’ training hill we all use.

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The 24 hr Fitness in UTC has a lap pool.

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North County is one of the most beautiful places I’ve been to. Why not stop by DeSoto sport, borrow a wetsuit, and do a swim w/Emilio in the ocean (not sure if he’s still doing that, maybe I’m way off but he used to do it)?

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Thanks for the sugestions. The 24-hour is literally accross the street from where I stay when I’m there so I will check this out first next week. I have definitely thought about bringing the wetsuit for an ocean swim out there. Sounds awesome. Definitely not the worst work arrangement I have had.

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The 24 hr in UTC is only 3 lane indoor pool but it is open 24 hours.

Also in the area just a couple blocks north is the JCC
http://www.lfjcc.org/...mastersswimming.aspx

And over at UCSD is masters at Canyonview
http://recreation.ucsd.edu/Masters.html

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As long as you’re in UTC and the company is paying just join the PAC they have 2 pools with lanes. http://www.pacsandiego.com/ 10 minutes for most people to drive and early and late you won’t have traffic. Lots of tri folks.

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Thanks for all the suggestions. Appreciate the info. As for biking Torrey Pines. I know exactly the hill you’re talking about. I have run there quite a bit. Bike hill repeats there would be brutal, which I would love.

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Wow, really no one has said the UCSD pool or the JCC pool, both have masters programs and are probably the nicest pools you’ll find in San Diego.

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JCC used to have a long course masters group that had some not so fast fish… great pool and I think you can pay per visit just for the pool.

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sounds like your close to La Jolla Cove…don’t pass that up while your there…Swim
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And there is the very nice public pool at LJ High School, which has open swimming and a great masters turnout. For times and schedule, check out;

http://www.cogganaquatics.org/