ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, February 22, 1996            TAG: 9602230005
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                PAGE: E-7  EDITION: METRO 

YWCA POOL OPENS

LENGTH: Short :   22 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  ERIC BRADY/Staff. The YWCA of Roanoke Valley recently 
          held a grand re-opening of the renovated pool in its flagship center
          in downtown Roanoke. Now a "teaching pool," it is equipped with a 
          hydraulic chair lift for swimmers who need help getting in and out, 
          maintains a temperature of 88 degrees and has manageable depths of 4
          to 4 1/2 feet throughout. The renovation project also included new 
          handicapped-accessible shower and changing facilities. The YWCA last
          year closed its Salem center, which had a heated indoor pool, and 
          channeled resources into its downtown Roanoke center, built in 
          1925.