The Five Seasons?

My late father-in-law, Jim, was a bit of a jokester.  With a straight face, he would say things he knew to be false, just to see if anyone would call him on it.   Years ago, he told his young niece there were five seasons; Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall and Autumn. She reached adulthood before finally setting things straight in her mind.

Today, I'm telling you (with a straight face), there are five swimming seasons in Southern Utah; Short Course, Long Course, Summer League, High School and UHSSA.  Okay, okay, I'm no Jim ... UHSSA and High School are the same.  Descriptions of the four swimming seasons in Southern Utah:

Short Course Season - USA Swimming season that runs from September through March.  The pools used during this season are either 25 yards (SCY) or 25 meters (SCM) across.

Long Course Season - USA Swimming season from April through August.  Meets are typically held in 50 meter (Olympic sized) pools (LCM).

Summer League - A local recreational season, not recognized or sanctioned by USA Swimming, during the summer months.  DART's Jr Shark program competes during this season.

High School - Swimming is a varsity high school winter sport.  Practices start in October and meets go into February.  USA Swimming does not recognize the high season as a whole, but does observe the results of its championship meets.

By the way ...

DART, being a year-round USA Swimming member club, competes during the two USA swimming seasons.

The Washington City pool, where many DART swimmers will compete in the SUSA Spooktacular, is a 25 yard short course pool (SCY).

The Summit Athletic Club also maintains a short course pool, but it spans 25 meters across (SCM).

Our beloved SHAC pool measures 25 yards by 25 meters, making it convertible.  DART swimmers practice in the yard configuration, but stretch the lane lines the other way and move the starting blocks to get a SCM version.

The Cedar City Community Center sports a SCY pool, and the SUU campus houses the only LCM pool in southern Utah.

Anybody know the dimensions of the St George city pool?  I don't have a clue.

The Dixie State Campus has a short  ... well, the problem is, it's too short ... too short for sanctioned competition.  Perhaps they ran out of concrete when they built it.