Hermann Pool

Google asked me to review this facility, so here it is:

I have never been to this pool for open swim, so I can only speak for the morning lap swim hours on Tuesday & Thursday. I worked at pools for 6 years and have been to dozens of competition level pools throughout my life, so my standards may be higher than normal. So I will lower those a bit since this pool is not a competition level pool or water park.

I noticed that the pool didn't have lane lines, but when I realized that the pool was not designed for compensative swimming, it made sense. It is a pretty shallow pool. There is a gradient in the depth from one end to the other, but you can stand on both ends. There is a section that is 12ft or so for a diving board, but that is an outcove from the main pool area.

All in all, it's a functional pool. The water chemical balence was never noticably off to me as a customer (it was never green, it never itched, never made my skin tingle). In the mornings, the surface of the water was covered with many, many dead bugs and debris. I just swam through them and they eventually were splashed over to the gutters.

The lifeguards were well trained as far as shift rotations went. Luckily, that was the only part of their skillset that I had the opportunity to witness. They were attentive at the front desk and did what they had to do.

The lockerooms are not the best kept and we're honestly kinda gross but they are available and function as far as I know. I didn't use them and only passed through them to access the pool.

All in all, I was happy to have a pool that was consistent in being available at the times they posted. I never had a problem with the facility or staff. While there is room for improvement when it comes to cleanliness, it met all of my needs.

Love the pool and good prices. Their upgraded kid pool is amazing. Just wish the adult pool had more to do.