I swim at my local YMCA. Membership is $46 / month and includes full gym membership.

I swim at my local (end of my block) Y and it's $84ish/month for myself and my fiance, but I use pretty much everything they have but the squash courts.

An easy solution (that's not quite as easy as actually doing it these days) is to make sure you have a job lined up before you graduate. I was able to land a half decent job a month before graduation through one of my professors and the day after classes ended, I was working. Sure helped the finances.

240 for the year that includes a full gym with indoor track, and excellent facilities

working at the pentagon does have its advantages.

My husband and I use the county high school pools. For county residents it's around $400/yr each. To my mind, pretty steep considering there's no other fitness equipment/gym for that price. We also each pay $50/mo for a gym membership on top of that.

Electricity to run and heat the pool--about $150/month in summer--more in winter.

Whoa, I must have gotten really luck then. It averages to about 12 bucks a month for me for the first 3 years, then about $2.50 a month after that!

I pre-paid for a membership at 24 hour fitness and it was 450 for 3 years, then 25 bucks a year after that.

I haven't been using it much lately because they just opened a new rec center at my school and I have been using that for free, but when I graduate in a couple months it will be back to stopping by 24 hour fitness.

$35/mo at 24hr Fitness (any club)

approx $50-55 per month at local Y. includes entire facility plus workout classes, which is good for strength training and using treadmill in bad weather. only bad part is that it's not good nationwide and the freakin' kids swim team takes up the pool for two hours everyday when I want to swim after work.

I swim at 24hr Fitness, all clubs I want (tons in Dallas), for ~$45 per month, or the local Independent School District pool is $2 per swim. But if I really want to splurge and enjoy the co-eds, I go 'outdoor' for the 50meter at SMU (but only if I've recently waxed my back). TMI? You are welcome.

I have heard that the Y charges different prices depending on the "economic status" of the people in the neighborhood. A friend of mine says that she joined the Y in the run down part of town because it was cheaper but the membership allows her to use any of the Ys.

Lifetime Fitness just opened a year ago in my neigborhood and I pay $108/month for the whole family and that includes all clases, yoga, gym and outdoor and indoor lap pool. Its worth the price because my wife and I use the place 5-6 days a week each.

Our local community pool is about the same cost as you pay.

But on Sat/Sun there is a 2-hour Toonie-swim for everybody and there are two lanes roped off for lap swimmers. Only a handful of people use it at that time because it is noisy and they think the kids will be in the way, but I have found that the kids don't go near the lap lanes because they don't think that is as much fun as the water slide, the rope swing, the paddling pool with the frog spouting fountain etc. and the diving board, so I get to swim pretty much undisturbed for $2 on Sat/Sun from 4:30-6:30pm.

That works for me from Sept. until late June, when I can get in the lakes for free.

PoC

got my 3 year membership at 24Hr Fitness for $619.
That comes out to about $200/yr for 3 years or less than a buck a day.
After 3 years, it costs about $29 to renew each subsequent year.

Is this your idea of a local pool?

I'm sure it's mutual enjoyment. "Check out lane 4. Looks like a freshly waxed back. Rahhr!"

Our Y is $65/month for a family membership. I use all the other stuff too, so works out great for me and the family.

well if it makes you feel better in the winter my electric bill is over $300./month :)

The closest 24 hour fitness with a pool is miles away, I wouldn't use it. I DO use the endless pool, so its worth it. Kids jump on you at the Y and you are subject to the times they have lanes open and other people are not swimming in them.
BTW not complaining. There are other mitigating factors :
1. since I quit my job last year I am home more, so lights are on, clothes washer goes etc
2. even though my fluffy ugg slippers are my best friend I do keep the heat up around 72 starting oh, about now.

you cannot be serious--you want a picture of slippers? :)

Ok, those are CUTE!!! I had a pair of Scooby Do ones --the dog especially liked them. Wore those out though :(

family plan at lifetime fitness. roughly 100 per month, and the kids programs and outdoor pool make it worth every penny.

I'm a swim coach, so I get my membership at the (private) club for free. I know that if you join the local Master's group, you can get a punch card for workouts that's $2.50 per swim.

In the summer, the lakes are free!