Word: tanked
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Tank" and Trench on View...
This will be the first season that the swimming squad have practiced in the well-equipped natatorium of the Boston Y. M. C. A. Heretofore practice has been carried on in the tank at the Cambridge Y. M. C. A. in Central square. The increased facilities of the Boston institution will be of great help in the development of the team...
...rowing that the men have had since the building of the dam, was blocked up so tight at the last minute that it was not cleared until almost the first of April. The only opportunity that the men had, therefore, for water work was the mediocre advantages which the tank offered, and so before the race with Cornell they had had very little chance for real work-outs under the real conditions. Nevertheless, when they lined-up at the start of their first contest, they were very well prepared for the time which they had had and were well...
With the eyes of the University turned toward the prospective Union swimming pool, it is interesting to look into the conditions of a similar tank at Yale, whose swimming team has enjoyed such a successful season in contrast to the failure of the University aggregation. The Yale tank, which is 75 feet long by 30 wide, although housed in a building of its own, receives no sunlight from overhead, a sufficient quantity penetrating the fairly large side windows. Absolutely no chemicals are used in the water, as the pool is kept sanitary by pumping in fresh water at the rate...
...number of men using the tank daily is never under 300 and the average is considerably higher. Its use is compulsory only for freshmen taking gymnasium work. The charges are 15 cents a swim or $5 a season. This means that, were a pool installed in the Union and all students forced to join at the reduced figure of $6, the tank privileges alone would be worth practically the entire charge...