Though this ancient aquifer doesn't have the modern day sex appeal of the '84 Olympic Pool on the University of Southern California campus, it was an honor to swim a Masters workout in the pool that my father trained in when he was a student-athlete here in the early 60's. In addition, they have retained the record board (at least when I was there in 2014) as this pool was used for racing until the early 80s; the board held many of the names of the guys who inspired me as an age-grouper.