Any recommendations for indoor swimming pools in the berkeley area?

Berkeley downtown YMCA but you have to be a member.

Strawberry Canyon Pool

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City of Berkeley pools:

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Go to this warm indoor pool at Hearst Gym located on Bancroft near Telegraph Ave.  It's built by William Randolf Hearst's mom. Simply beautiful and classy in there. It's a classic Roman style pool with marble floors. If u really decide to go let me know since I know people who work there... Just don't cause any trouble in there.

Ahh.... Got kicked off the Internet while responding to this post. Anyway, the pool is reminescent of Hearst Castle.

I'm not a UC alum; can i still get a membership at strawberry canyon/hearst gym?  

I'll be in berkeley on wednesday... thinking of moving there... but i'm a fish, gotta have my pool...

oops my response is late. i don't think you have to be a ucb alum. i feel you on the fish, i'm an aquarius so i need water. i would contact hearst gym and ask. let me know how things go

No problem... surprised anyone came back to the thread :)  

Tried out the Berkeley YMCA on Sunday... was decent.  Will try out hearst gym this weekend maybe.

I second the YMCA. The membership price isn't too steep when you get financial assistance. I used to swim all the time, but finally gave up and moved to running and weight lifting because the pool was always so unpredictable.

Sometimes you'll have our own lane or sometimes you'll share it with 3 other people... and there's no telling when. Just really inconsistent. Also, some of the older people can get rude and won't even share a lane.