Aquatic Centers

Please check-out these four swim centers - one indoor, one outdoor, one indoor with a retractable roof, and one both indoor and outdoor.
They offer alternative visions of what Berkeley's public pools could be.  In general, indoor facilities have longer non-summer hours than outdoor and much greater annual attendance but are more expensive to build.

Indoor/outdoor facilities require lots of space but offer the advantage of outdoor (fresh air) and indoor (year-round swimming).  Lompoc Aquatic Center is a hybrid, an indoor swim center with a retractable roof and side doors that can be opened during warm weather.
Silliman Family Aquatic Center
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El Cerrito Swim Center
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Address 2800 Mowry Ave., Newark, California 7007 Moeser Lane, El Cerrito, CA
Type Indoor Outdoor
Annual Attendance 180,000 91,000 (guesstimate, not tracked)
Cost $13M in 2001 $4.9M
Summer Hours 6AM-9PM Mon-Thr.,
8AM - 7PM Sat.,
8AM - 5PM Sunday
Hours are year-round

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6AM - 8PM Mon-Fri
10:00AM - 7PM Sat.
8:30AM - 6PM Sun.
Hours broken up by rentals and school use.  Short hours during winter months

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Facility * 45'x75' 86 degrees zero-entry to 3' Activity Pool w/play structure
* 25 yard 4 Lane Lap Pool 3½' - 4½' depth
* 245' Lazy River
* 12 person warm-water spa
* Lobby area with view of pool and Cafe
* Birthday party rooms
Total building size is 32,300 sq. ft.  Natatorium is 18,950 sq. ft.

Main structure is tilt up concerte with stucco finish.  Roofing material is imported slate.  Natatorium roof is sheet metal.  Kalwall, a translucent material, is used throughout the center to allow filtered natural light while reducing glare issues on the water surface.  Deck material is imported tile.
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* 25 yard by 25 meter competition pool with 1m and 3m diving boards.
* Multi-use recreational pool, equipped with a mushroom play fountain and slide
* Terraced and grass seating areas
Drop-in activities Recreation Swim
Lap Swim
Recreation Swim
Lap Swim
Classes Swim Lessons, Competitive Swimming, Spash Aerobics, Aqua-Motion, Water Polo, Junior Lifeguard, Aquatics Camps, mini-masters, wellness splash, water walking, snorkeling

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Swim Lessons, Water Aerobics, Water Walking, Calisthenics in the water, masters swim team, masters water polo, swim team, junior lifeguard.

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Special
activities
Parent's night out, splash-in movie night, boat races, child birthday parties
Lompoc Aquatic Center
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Carson Valley Swim Center
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Address 207 West College Avenue , Lompoc , CA SR-88, Minden, NV
Type Indoor with retractable roof Indoor and Outdoor
Annual Attendance No data - opened October 2006 140,000
Cost $13.7M in 2004 $2.5M in 1986
Summer Hours 5:30AM - 9PM M-F, 8AM - 8AM Sat., 8AM - 6PM Sun
Hours are year-round.  Link to hours
6AM - 8PM M-F
7:30AM - 6PM Sat. & Sun.
Hours are year-round.  Link to hours
Facility * 25 yard 10 lane competition pool, 7'-9' depth
* Zero depth-entry pool with play structure.
* Large recreation pool with slides and 25 yard, 4 lane pool, 3½' - 4½' depth
* 91ºF warm warter therapy pool, 50' x 30', 3½' - 4½' depth, with a ramp and two wet wheelchairs

Total building size is ~43,000 sq. ft.  Natatorium is 31,000 sq. ft.

Main structure is concrete block.  Natatorium roof is metal and glass with opening panels, sides are clear polypropylene with opening panels.
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Energy Saving Features
* Indoor 25-yard by 25-meter, L-shaped, six lane competition pool with low and high dives in the deep end
* Indoor Activity pool for children, kept at 86° F with lemon drops, teecups, and tumble bucket water toys
* Indoor 92° F warm water pool, fully accessible, with a ramp, pool lift and stairs
* Indoor Slide Pool with two water slides
* Outdoor 25-yard competition pool (May - Oct)
* Outdoor small pool for younger children and families (May - Oct)
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Drop-in activities Rec Swim
Lap Swim
Warm Water Pool use
Rec Swim
Lap Swim
Warm Water Pool use
Kayaking (on ocassion)
Classes Swim Lessons, Aqua Aerobics, Aqua Step Aerobics, Deep water walking, lifeguard training, masters swim workout, warm water pool low-impact exercise

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Water exercise, youth swim team, masters adult swim team, water polo, learn to scuba dive
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