Keep swimming, keep swimming, keep swimming... oh wait, people in Worland can't do that anymore to the pool where we all learned to survive in the water . So what happened to that place if anyone asked, the answer would simply be that it was demolished? Yes, it's not here anymore, the big beautiful round topped building is no more and all that remains is a large crater full of debris. This place wasn't just any swimming pool; it was where I learned to swim, where many people learned to swim, where swim meets were held, and maybe just a place to cool off on a hot summer day. So, why is it that when we see an old rusty building, like the old swimming pool, being demolished, do we feel as if it doesn't need to be demolished, as if we should save it, preserve it and remember it? forever? So, when the demolition crew arrived on the scene and began work to get rid of the building, why were so many people injured when it collapsed? In fact, work to destroy the building began in late September, when demolition crews drilled holes in the building to remove all the asbestos from the walls. When they finished it looked like a woodpecker had come and made thousands of little holes in the wall to make a home. Everyone who grew up with that pool knew its end was coming soon, but we had no doubts about the legacy the building had. Finally, in early November, crews arrived with their large trucks and demolition tools and tore down the building. I was realizing that the building where I had learned to swim was gone forever. In the blink of an eye he was gone. Many people felt pain as they watched the building, which took two years to build, collapse in two days. It was the place where... middle of paper... I would come into winter and a current of warm, humid air would hit me with the smell of chlorine. It was a gathering center for everyone. I know the new pool is much more advanced and suited to a world where technology has taken over, but I wish we could have turned the old pool building into a teen hangout center. Now they are demolishing it and by summer next year it will be just another grassy area. I wish the building could be saved and turned into a hangout center for teenagers to keep us out of trouble and a safe place to do homework, hang out with friends and play sports. The Worland pool will always be remembered by my generation, but when the next one arrives they will ask us about a place where grass will soon sit. And a question they might ask is, is that the place where you learned to swim, as Worland Aquatic Center represents to me??