Ken McNeill

Review of Aquadome, YMCA of South Austra...

Overall, a well setup and functional gym and aquat...

Overall, a well setup and functional gym and aquatic center. The place was clean.

The interpretation of entrance pricing and swim rules was entirely arbitrary. I normally live in the U.S. so I don't have any local aged person documentation other than a licence The first day this was sufficient but the second day I was charged full adult rates. ($13.60 vs. $17.00). Hardly bankrupting but odd/inconsistent.

The first day we were there we were tasked by the lifeguard about using the spa without having a wrist band to identify that we had paid a premium for this purpose but were never told on admission that it was a separately charged product - $4.00. My son-in-law is a member and he wasn't aware of the wrist band requirement.

The first day I started my swim with a racing start from the flat area between 2 starting blocks under full view of a lifeguard without problem, but the second day was chastised by a different lifeguard for diving. I understand the restrictions on deep diving but both starts were the same and barely broke the surface of water that was 1.8 m deep.

I'd go back but would be intrigued to see which variations of rules would be applied next time.