<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>So here I am in Berkeley, extremely bored, so I've decided to start swimming once again. Problem is, last time I swam was four years ago, so I'm not good anymore. I would like to go to one of the pools to begin practicing again. How deep are the pools? Also, do they get really crowded? I don't want to embarrass myself and look like a noob in front of too many people.</p>
<p>Bump…</p>
<p>Golden bear, spieker, and hearst are usually for lap swimming only. I’m assuming these are deep all around.</p>
<p>On the other hand, strawberry canyon has part of the pool for laps and the other part for play. That probably is what you are looking for.</p>
<p>[UC</a> Berkeley Recreational Sports: Strawberry Canyon Pool](<a href=“http://www.recsports.berkeley.edu/insidepage.aspx?uid=29d1fb0a-4217-4794-af0f-781e7e363503]UC”>http://www.recsports.berkeley.edu/insidepage.aspx?uid=29d1fb0a-4217-4794-af0f-781e7e363503)</p>
<p>Swimming isn’t exactly something you forget…I went lap swimming a lot of times and since I’m injured, I have to go pretty darn slow. They usually have s, m, f lanes set out. Just choose the right lanes, tell the persons in them that you’ll be joining them and that’s it. Strawberry Canyon is a good choice although it can get kind of crowded from time to time. I never really found Golden Bear pool and I don’t know how to get inside to Hearst pool lol and Spieker isn’t too shabby though I dislike their open lap swimming times.</p>