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Vanderbilt YMCA
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| Official Web site: |
http://www.ymcanyc.org/index.php?id=968 
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| Address: |
224 E. 47th St.
, Midtown
, New York
, NY
, UNITED STATES
(Postal Code: 10017)
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| Telephone: |
(212)
912-2500.
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Admission:
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Visitors (adult):
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$30.00 with valid state-issued photo ID, limit three visits per calendar year. The YMCA reserves the right to restrict day-pass usage at any time.
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| Affiliate:
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Y AWAY Call. |
Facilities:
(Full-size, year-round)
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| Pool 1:
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25y x 40f, 6 lanes, 4f depth,
indoors,
80-82°F (27-28°C).
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Pool 2:
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20y x 20f, 3 lanes,
indoors,
86-88°F (30-31°C). |
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What's On:
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Masters swim team:
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The Vanderbilt YMCA Masters.
Contact the team at vanderbiltymasters@gmail.com.
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Locator:
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To Find:
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Near the United Nations and Grand Central Station, in Midtown, on the east side of Manhattan.
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County or region:
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New York City (All 5 Boroughs).
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Notes:
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Bathing caps are required and are sold in the gift shop; "loaners" are not available. Towels are provided; padlocks are not. Building hours: Weekdays 5 A.M. - midnight; Sat. 7 A.M. - 7 P.M.; Sun. 7 A.M. - 8 P.M. Pool 1, above, is called the East Pool; Pool 2 is the West Pool.
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Reviews:
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By far the best pool I've found for out-of-towners in NY. Pool 1 appears to always be open and dedicated to lap swimmers. Rating: 6 out of 10. Cool, narrow, crowded, best late at night or mid-afternoon for laps. Its one drawback is that it gets very crowded at peak times. As a New Yorker, I can say it is one of the best run lap swimming facilities in the city. The lanes are speed-graded by posted times, the temp is 80-81º, and the pool is open for laps all day. I'd give it an 8 or 9.
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Other useful sites: |
Art Hutchinson's Lap Swimming Etiquette 101.
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