In our neighbourhood, about 30 pools are open in the summer in about 12 towns, which is quite a lot. But in the winter, three large pools are used for competitions. They are in Beaconsfield, Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Pointe-Claire.
I think there is a great need for pools. The only problem is that our three pools are competing. At the pool in our neighbourhood, we are trying to develop swimmers; it's our culture. We want to train athletes for life. However, at the other pools, it may be that you want an athlete to be the fastest that year. Given these different cultures, the family of a given swimmer may choose a pool where it costs less or where the culture meets their needs.
We need more pools if we want to develop swimmers. In our area, we have about 15 swimmers per lane; it's very difficult.