What Kids Think About The New Springville Aquatic Center

As many of you may know, the Springville Aquatic Center passed. We are getting a new pool! This pool is going to be located down by Walmart. This pool will be great for swim teams and people who just love to swim. The vote for this aquatic center was really close. It passed with about 60% of the vote. They will start building in 2016. If kids could vote for this aquatic center, this would be what they say.

Isabel Alvord, an eighth grader at SJHS and a swimmer on the UV Rays, a local swim team, said, “We seriously need a new pool; the old one is gross.” 

Michael Quinlan, a ninth grader and swimmer on the UV Rays, said, “As a member of the swim team, I think a new pool would be awesome.” 

The reason Springville needs a new pool is because the pipes in the current one are corroded and it will not last forever; they have to tear it down sometime.  

Jacob Jackson, another eighth grader and swimmer on the Rays, said, “If I could vote for this new pool, I would because our pool now is old, gross and just plain old creepy.” 

Amelia O’Berg, a seventh grader at SJHS and swimmer on the UV Rays, said, “We really need a new pool because as a member of the UV Rays, I would like to hear my coaches, not be swimming in a hot tub, and have more room in our lanes.” 

The new Springville pool is said to have twelve lanes; that is double what we have now!

According to Kinzie Lewis, an eighth grader at SJHS, she loves pools and always wants to go to the Provo Rec. Center, but it is too far and takes time out of her mom’s free time to get there. When she heard about the one in Springville, she crossed her fingers and hoped it would pass; and it did! She was super excited.

“This new attraction for Springville will be amazing,” said Michael. “It will get lots of business and will be easy for close cities like Spanish Fork and Provo to come to for swim meets.”